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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 South Australian AI company AICRAFT has announced a strategic partnership with CONTEC Space Optics (CSO) to provide ultra-fast edge computing modules designed to support CSO's state-of-the-art space telescopes. CONTEC Space Optics, a leader in high-resolution Earth observation technologies, is renowned for developing cutting-edge optical payloads used in surveillance, reconnaissance, and Earth observation satellites. As part of this collaboration, AICRAFT will enhance its Pulsar edge computi ... read more |
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Rare and mysterious cosmic explosion: Gamma-ray burst or jetted tidal disruption event?Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 Highly energetic explosions in the sky are commonly attributed to gamma-ray bursts. We now understand that these bursts originate from either the merger of two neutron stars or the collapse of a mas ... more 
Astronomers Detect Crucial Factor in Star FormationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have identified a long-theorized but previously unobserved component essential to star formation: magnetic fields within merging galaxies. Much like a pressure cooker ... more  
PLATO mission set for late 2026 launch aboard Ariane 6Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 On January 29, 2025, senior officials from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace formalized the launch contract for ESA's PLATO science mission. The agreement was signed by Carole Mundell, ... more 
Small and Yet So Powerful: New Insights into Cosmic Rays from Low-Mass MicroquasarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Our planet is constantly bombarded by particles from outer space. While most of us are familiar with the sight of rocky meteorites - those shooting stars that light up the night sky - it's the small ... more |
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Prayer and dance: hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the SnakeBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, ushering in the Year of the Snake. ... more |
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A less 'clumpy,' more complex universe?University Park PA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by Joshua Kim and Mathew Madhavacheril at th ... more 
Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanetBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Astronomers have observed remarkably powerful winds on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b, located over 500 light-years from Earth. These winds, clocked at an extraordinary 33,000 km/h, represent the fas ... more 
Einstein Probe identifies ancient cosmic eventParis, France (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Einstein Probe has unveiled a fresh perspective on the distant X-ray Universe, enabling astronomers to investigate the origins of the farthest cosmic explosions. Just three months after its launch, ... more 
National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet paradeLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moo ... more |
Singapore joins Worldwide Scientific Network GNOME to explore dark matter and exotic physicsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 Singapore has officially joined the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers to search for Exotic physics (GNOME), an international collaboration focused on identifying signals of dark matter and oth ... more  |
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Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into questionBerkeley CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves - so-called fast r ... more 
Getting the most out of cosmic mapsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 A University of Michigan-led research initiative is paving the way for cosmology to fully utilize the capabilities of telescopes and instruments tackling the universe's biggest questions. The ... more 
DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum stateTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Professor Youngwook Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and Professor Gilyoung Cho from the Korea Advanced Institute o ... more 
Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station ExteriorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a unique task during upcoming spacewalks-collecting microbiological samples from the station's exterior. This activity is pa ... more |
Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF TauLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Nestled within the star-forming Taurus constellation, a binary star system named DF Tau is revealing surprising contrasts in its circumstellar disks of dust and gas. Researchers at Lowell Observator ... more 
Troublesome cosmic megastructure 32 times the size of Milky Way discoveredParis, France (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have identified an extraordinary giant radio galaxy (GRG) measuring 3.3 million light-years across-an astonishing 32 times the size of our Milky Wa ... more 
Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteriaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Researchers have analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria from the El Medano hot springs in Chile's central Andes, discovering that a key component has potential applications as a natural additive in t ... more 
Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby starsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Astrophysicists, led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, have successfully captured detailed images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars, marking a significant step in understanding thes ... more |
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New tools analyze Pollock paintings with 2D multifractal methodsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Analyzing variability in one-dimensional time series, such as temperature changes or exchange rates, has long benefited from multifractal methods. Now, researchers have extended these techniques to ... more 
New measurements turn the Hubble tension into a crisisDurham NC (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous - and highly debated - results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predict ... more 
Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ste ... more 
Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expectedTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder has obtained the most detailed images of a small galaxy and its surroundings, revealing features typically associated ... more |
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Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmosTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 A team of astronomers led by David Sand, a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory, has uncovered three faint and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of NGC 30 ... more |
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NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien AtmospheresGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Pandora, NASA's newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission ... more 
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it - the flickering star is 2.2 million li ... more 
Not all Hot Jupiters orbit soloBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Hot Jupiters, once thought to orbit alone near their stars, have been revealed to exist within more complex planetary systems. A study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ... more 
Discovery of two planets challenges planetary formation theoriesLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 The identification of two planets in the WASP-132 system by a collaborative team of astronomers from the University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is reshaping scientific understand ... more |
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