The research will be published in a forthcoming edition of the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

BBC: Mystery space blast 'solved'

The evidence is reported in a paper submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics.

ECONOMIST: Is there anybody out there?

Other scientists are exploring how the universe is changing, such as Steve Meyer, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago.

NPR: A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy Continent

The astronomy and astrophysics major says she never considered switching schools.

CNN: SHARE THIS

On March 2, 2012, the UNESCO Director-General signed at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris an agreement between UNESCO and three universities, respectively -- The Islamic University of Gaza, the Al Aqsa University and Al Azhar University -- for the establishment of a UNESCO Chair in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences.

UNESCO: Basic Sciences

The current Chair-holder of the UNESCO Chair in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Dr Suleiman Baraka, is a well-known scientist with an international profile.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

"I already have a masters degree in physics and astrophysics a PhD in astronomy, I'm a scuba diver, I speak basic beginner's to advanced Russian, and I have flying experience, " one hopeful, Tracy Parker, tells CNN.

CNN: Middle aged spacemen needed for moonshot