Press Releases

August 16, 2021

Nearby Star-Forming Region Yields Clues to the Formation of Our Solar System

A photograph of the Ophiuchus star-forming complex, an area in outer space with multiple stars of varying sizes and colors.

August 12, 2021

Black Holes Flicker When They Eat, Revealing Their Size

A screenshot of an animation that shows an artist’s impression of an accretion disk rotating around a central unseen supermassive black hole (SMBH). The overall image looks like a gigantic circle in space with concentric

July 27, 2021

Magnetic ‘Balding’ of Black Holes Saves General Relativity Prediction By Thomas Sumner

A simulation of the magnetic field lines, represented as lines colored in green, surrounding a black hole, represented as a large black circle to the left of the image, against a red and blue background. As the field lines break and reconnect, pockets of plasma form, as seen in the center of concentric green circles stacked within each other. The largest of these pockets is located on the right side of the image and is the furthest away from the black hole. These plasma pockets launch inward toward the black hole or outward into space, draining energy from the magnetic field.

July 26, 2021

Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism

July 21, 2021

Ultrafast Microscope Observes Quick-Moving Excitation That Could Be a Long Sought Phase of Matter

A photograph of what appears to be a drop of water breaking the surface of a pool of water and causing concentric circular ripples to form around the site of the impact.

May 14, 2021

Shrinking Planets Could Explain Mystery of Universe’s Missing Worlds By Thomas Sumner

An artist's illustration of an exoplanet.

May 04, 2021

New Application of Artificial Intelligence Just Removed One of the Biggest Roadblocks in Astrophysics By Thomas Sumner

An image of nine outlines of 3-D cubes arranged in columns of three. The three rows are labeled in white text, from the top to the bottom row,

March 22, 2021

Fruit Fly Egg Takes an Active Hand in Its Own Growth, Highlighting Parallels to Mammals By Susan Reslewic Keatley, Ph.D.

Digital illustration of bidirectional communication between the nurse cells and the oocyte (one larger cell surrounded by follicle cells). In this process, nurse cells gradually become smaller and separate from the oocyte while the oocyte becomes larger in mass.