Astronomers Detect New Super-Earth Orbiting Red Dwarf Star
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers report the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting the star GJ 740, a red dwarf star situated some 36 light years from Earth.
Black Holes Have a Variety of Table Manners, Astronomers Say
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – All supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies appear to have periods when they swallow matter from their close surroundings.
Rare 'Double Quasar' Detected in Ancient Corner of Universe
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – What burns brighter than a quasar — the hungry, supermassive black holes that outshine entire galaxies as they voraciously gobble up everything in reach?
Bright-Blue Bridge of Stars Detected in Milky Way
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Astrophysicists have found a new region of the Milky Way, and it's filled with searingly hot, bright-blue stars that are about to explode.
Asteroid Ending Age of Dinosaurs May Have Formed Earth’s Rainforests
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period annihilated much of life on Earth. And while we know how that story goes, a team of scientists is now adding a new chapter. One defined by flowers.
Scientists Find X-Rays Coming from Uranus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Seven People Die from Blood Clots after AstraZeneca Vaccine Injection
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The UK's medicines watchdog said it has found 30 cases of rare blood clots in people who have had the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, adding seven of them had died.
Mysterious Glow Caught in Our Galaxy's Center Really Could Be Due to Dark Matter
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Milky Way center is mysteriously glowing. Sure, there's a whole bunch of stars there, along with a black hole 4 mln times the mass of the Sun - but subtract the light from all that, and we're still left with this mysterious excess gamma radiation that suffuses the region.
Hubble Image Shows Big Galaxy Full of Blue Stars
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Imagine a galaxy and what comes to mind likely looks like NGC 2336, a shimmering swirl of stars.
Cancer Drug Lessens Toxicity of Protein Causing COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers identified the most toxic proteins made by SARS-COV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19— and then used an FDA-approved cancer drug to blunt the viral protein's detrimental effects.
New Tests Raise Doubt about AstraZeneca Coronavirus Jab's Effectiveness
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Drug giant AstraZeneca’s new data on its coronavirus vaccine showed 76% efficacy against symptomatic coronavirus disease, raising doubts about the COVID-19 jab’s effectiveness.
New ‘Map of Life’ Reportedly Shows Where Unknown Species May Be Found
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Researchers have created a new map that they believe highlights the Earth's remaining unexplored corners, which may be home to large numbers of yet undiscovered animal and plant species.
Three Fully Vaccinated Test Positive for Covid-19 in Hawaii
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Three people in Hawaii have tested positive for Covid-19, even though the individuals had been fully vaccinated with either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
Images of 'Cosmic Web' Reveal Dwarf Galaxies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Peering into the early Universe some 12 billion years ago, scientists in France have for the first time seen the incandescent filaments of hydrogen gas known as the "cosmic web," they said Thursday.
Stars Used to Be Much, Much Bigger
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers have found evidence that suggests the supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies used to be really big stars.
World’s Oldest Impact Crater May Not Actually Be A Crater
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Meteorites and comets have captured the public imagination for centuries. They inspire awe when we see them shoot across the night sky — and terror at the thought that maybe, just maybe, one of them will collide with our planet.
Astronomers Detect Supermassive Black Hole on the Move
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space—but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Blood Clot Fears Stop Use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Denmark
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab.
