Ultra-low-noise Infrared Detectors Advance Exoplanet Imaging
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
One of the foremost objectives in astrophysics is the identification of Earth-like exoplanets that could potentially support life. Although thousands of exoplanets have been detected, most of these discoveries have been made indirectly by observing their impact on their host star's light rather than capturing their own light. For example, when a planet transits in front of its star, it causes a
One of the foremost objectives in astrophysics is the identification of Earth-like exoplanets that could potentially support life. Although thousands of exoplanets have been detected, most of these discoveries have been made indirectly by observing their impact on their host star's light rather than capturing their own light. For example, when a planet transits in front of its star, it causes a First 3D Atmospheric Mapping of an Exoplanet Reveals Extreme Weather Patterns
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere, uncovering extreme weather conditions driven by powerful jet streams. By utilizing the full capability of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), researchers identified high-speed winds transporting iron and titanium across the skies of WASP-121b, also known as
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere, uncovering extreme weather conditions driven by powerful jet streams. By utilizing the full capability of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), researchers identified high-speed winds transporting iron and titanium across the skies of WASP-121b, also known as NASA Investigates Spaceborne Antibiotic Resistance with ISS Experiment
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
NASA is advancing research on astronaut health with a new experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aimed at accelerating the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This initiative is expected to enhance health safety measures for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth.
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a major global health challenge, leading to increased mor
NASA is advancing research on astronaut health with a new experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aimed at accelerating the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This initiative is expected to enhance health safety measures for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth.
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a major global health challenge, leading to increased mor Trying to solve a key black hole mystery: Simulating magnetic flows around black holes
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
Black holes are not just cosmic voids; they are dynamic engines capable of generating and redistributing immense amounts of energy. Encircled by swirling disks of gas and dust-known as accretion disks-these enigmatic entities can channel energy through powerful jets when strongly magnetized, a process primarily governed by the Blandford-Znajek (BZ) effect.
Despite its prominence in theoret
Black holes are not just cosmic voids; they are dynamic engines capable of generating and redistributing immense amounts of energy. Encircled by swirling disks of gas and dust-known as accretion disks-these enigmatic entities can channel energy through powerful jets when strongly magnetized, a process primarily governed by the Blandford-Znajek (BZ) effect.
Despite its prominence in theoret U-M astronomy will lead its first satellite mission with NASA grant
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
The first space mission led by the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is scheduled to launch in 2029 with the support of a NASA grant worth $10 million.
The mission is called STARI-STarlight Acquisition and Reflection toward Interferometry-and will showcase the viability of a new technique for studying exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system.
The technique coul
The first space mission led by the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is scheduled to launch in 2029 with the support of a NASA grant worth $10 million.
The mission is called STARI-STarlight Acquisition and Reflection toward Interferometry-and will showcase the viability of a new technique for studying exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system.
The technique coul Developing an open-source tool for a European space-grade computer chip
Thursday, 20 February 2025 09:16
Space missions require high-performance, reliable and adaptable computing solutions that can operate in extreme conditions. An innovative project by YosysHQ and funded through ESA's Discovery element seeks to develop an open-source toolchain to work with a space-grade, radiation-hardened Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) architecture.
Glacier melt intensifying freshwater loss and accelerating sea-level rise
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 15:00
Ice melting from glaciers around the world is depleting regional freshwater resources and driving global sea levels to rise at ever-faster rates.
According to new findings, through an international effort involving 35 research teams, glaciers have been losing an average of 273 billion tonnes of ice per year since the year 2000 – but hidden within this average there has been an alarming increase over the last 10 years.
Names of Chinese Lunar Rover and Spacesuits Announced
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 09:07
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2025
China has officially revealed the names of its new spacesuits and manned rover, which will be used in upcoming lunar missions. The China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday that astronauts walking on the moon's surface will wear spacesuits named Wangyu, meaning "Stargazing," while the crewed lunar rover has been designated as Tansuo, translating to "Exploration."
The agency elaborated
China has officially revealed the names of its new spacesuits and manned rover, which will be used in upcoming lunar missions. The China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday that astronauts walking on the moon's surface will wear spacesuits named Wangyu, meaning "Stargazing," while the crewed lunar rover has been designated as Tansuo, translating to "Exploration."
The agency elaborated 'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 09:07
Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2025
An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday - making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.
Despite the rising odds, experts say there is no need for alarm. The global astronomical community is closely monitoring the situation and the James Webb Space Telescope is set to
An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday - making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.
Despite the rising odds, experts say there is no need for alarm. The global astronomical community is closely monitoring the situation and the James Webb Space Telescope is set to NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 09:07
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA's Alta X quadcopter, aiming to provide precise and sustainable meteorological data to help predict fire behavior.
Wildfires are increasing in number and severity around the w
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA's Alta X quadcopter, aiming to provide precise and sustainable meteorological data to help predict fire behavior.
Wildfires are increasing in number and severity around the w How Satellites Are Enhancing Lake Health Monitoring
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 09:07
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
Human activities and environmental shifts since the Holocene epoch have profoundly impacted lake ecosystems, particularly in China, where algal blooms have become increasingly frequent. A breakthrough in remote sensing technology is now poised to revolutionize how scientists monitor and manage lake health. A newly developed algorithm significantly improves the accuracy of algal biomass monitorin
Human activities and environmental shifts since the Holocene epoch have profoundly impacted lake ecosystems, particularly in China, where algal blooms have become increasingly frequent. A breakthrough in remote sensing technology is now poised to revolutionize how scientists monitor and manage lake health. A newly developed algorithm significantly improves the accuracy of algal biomass monitorin Sentinel-1C Proves Capability to Monitor Land Deformation with Precision
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 09:07
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
Just two months after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is already showcasing its ability to map Earth's surface with remarkable accuracy. Despite still undergoing commissioning, its radar data is proving effective in monitoring land deformation, including subsidence, uplift, glacier movement, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and landslides.
Equipped with a C-band S
Just two months after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is already showcasing its ability to map Earth's surface with remarkable accuracy. Despite still undergoing commissioning, its radar data is proving effective in monitoring land deformation, including subsidence, uplift, glacier movement, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and landslides.
Equipped with a C-band S Einstein Probe catches X-ray odd couple
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 14:00
Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new way to explore how massive stars interact and evolve, confirming the unique power of the mission to uncover fleeting X-ray sources in the sky.
Want some salt with that
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:31
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
Asteroids that pass close to Earth often raise concerns about potential collisions, but they also present valuable opportunities for scientific discovery. One such celestial body, the 900-meter-wide asteroid Ryugu, has recently yielded intriguing evidence that may enhance our understanding of life's building blocks in the Solar System.
Scientists from Kyoto University have detected salt mi
Asteroids that pass close to Earth often raise concerns about potential collisions, but they also present valuable opportunities for scientific discovery. One such celestial body, the 900-meter-wide asteroid Ryugu, has recently yielded intriguing evidence that may enhance our understanding of life's building blocks in the Solar System.
Scientists from Kyoto University have detected salt mi The PI's Perspective: A New Mission Update for the New Year
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:31
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
New Horizons is healthy and continuing to speed outward across the Kuiper Belt. Our spacecraft is 61 times as far from the Sun as Earth, or over 5.5 billion miles from home! Radio signals, traveling to and from New Horizons at the speed of light - about 186,000 miles per second - take about nine hours to cover that distance.
New Horizons is about halfway through a hibernation period that
New Horizons is healthy and continuing to speed outward across the Kuiper Belt. Our spacecraft is 61 times as far from the Sun as Earth, or over 5.5 billion miles from home! Radio signals, traveling to and from New Horizons at the speed of light - about 186,000 miles per second - take about nine hours to cover that distance.
New Horizons is about halfway through a hibernation period that