X marks the spot at the center of the Milky Way galaxy
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-center-milky-galaxy.html
Two astronomers—with the help of Twitter—have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X-shaped structure
made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Previous computer models, observations of other galaxies, and observations of our own galaxy have suggested that the X-shaped structure existed.
But no one had observed it directly; and some astronomers argued that previous research that pointed indirectly to the existence of the X could
be explained in other ways.
"There was controversy about whether the X-shaped structure existed," says Dustin Lang, a Research Associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy
& Astrophysics, University of Toronto, and co-author of the paper describing the discovery. "But our paper gives a good view of the core of our
own galaxy. I think it has provided pretty good evidence for the existence of the X-shaped structure."
The results appear in the July issue of the Astronomical Journal. The lead author is Melissa Ness, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck
Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg.

Hot Jupiter-esque Discovery Hints at Planet Formation W. M. Keck Observatory
http://www.keckobservatory.org/recent/entry/hot_jupiter_esque_discovery_hints_at_planet_formation
A team of astronomers discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system that could serve as a decoder ring for understanding
how planets formed around our sun. The W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii confirmed the discovery. The findings were headed
by Bruce Macintosh, a professor of physics at Stanford University, and show the new planet, 51 Eridani b, is one million times fainter
than its parent star and shows the strongest methane signature ever detected on an alien planet, which should yield additional clues
as to how the planet formed. The results are published in the current issue of Science.

END OF PHYSICS near as physicists reach their limit on understanding the Universe | Science | News | Daily Express
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END OF PHYSICS near as physicists reach their limit on understanding the Universe

PHYSICISTS fear that we may be reaching the limit of what we can understand about the Universe and “for the first time
in the history of science, we could be facing questions that we cannot answer”, a leading expert has claimed.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/want-buy-mountain-moon-180959692/
A Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist thinks a legal crisis is waiting for us on the surface of the moon.

Scientists study early evolution of activated asteroid P/2016 G1
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-scientists-early-evolution-asteroid-p2016.html
A team of Spanish astronomers has recently observed a newly discovered asteroid designated P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS), revealing its activity and measuring
its total dust loss. The findings, detailing the most probable hypothesis that could explain the cause of this activity, were published July 12 on arXiv.org.

Median stack images of P/2016 G1 obtained with the OSIRIS instrument of the 10.4m GTC through a Sloan r′ filter, at the indicated dates.
North is up, East to the left. The directions opposite to Sun and the negative of the orbital velocity motion are shown. The arrow in
the middle of central panel indicates the westward feature that emerges from the inverted C-shaped mentioned in the text.

A History of Collisions Between the Magellanic Clouds
http://aasnova.org/2016/07/11/a-history-of-collisions-between-the-magellanic-clouds/
Recent deep observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, have revealed a faint arc of stars extending
from its northern outskirts. Was this stream created by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way? Or could it have a more violent source?

The area surrounding the LMC. The stellar arc discovered with the Dark Energy Survey is shown in the region labeled A.
The current study discovered additional asymmetric substructure in the region labeled C. [Besla et al. 2016]

2 Newfound Alien Planets May Be Capable of Supporting Life - Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/...cle/2-newfound-alien-planets-may-be-capable-of-supporting-life/
One is likely 10 percent warmer than Earth, the other 6 percent cooler

ALMA Achieved Highest Sensitivity Polarimetry in Millimeter Wavelength - News & Columns - ALMA NAOJ
http://alma.mtk.nao.ac.jp/..._achieved_highest_sensitivity_polarimetry_in_millimeter_wavelength.html
Researchers have demonstrated ALMA's unprecedented capability for polarimetry in millimeter wavebands. Polarimetry is an important method
to investigate magnetic fields in the Universe and astronomers eager to use ALMA for unveiling magnetic mysteries, such as the launching
mechanism of high energy jets from supermassive black holes.

The magnetic field is ubiquitous and plays considerable roles in the Universe. We can find the directions by using a compass thanks to
Earth's magnetic field. Sunspots and solar flares are driven by magnetic fields in the Sun. Magnetic fields are also important in various
phenomena including formation of stars and planets and exotic events around black holes. In spite of its significance, measurement of
magnetic fields is challenging. Polarimetry is one of the handful methods to investigate magnetic fields in the Universe.

NEOWISE Boosts Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Finds
http://www.seeker.com/neowise-boosts-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-discoveries-1924677555.html
The refurbished infrared space telescope has been ramping-up its discoveries of near-Earth objects that come dangerously close to Earth.

Gaia - Teamwork For A Billion Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GYLcesPp0