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Atomic scale coating advances improve UV space telescope performance![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 Observing ultraviolet (UV) light in space opens a window to some of the universe's most energetic phenomena. Yet, the efficient capture of UV photons remains a challenge due to their limited interaction with conventional instrument materials. To address this, scientists are developing thin film coatings engineered at the atomic level to enhance UV light detection capabilities. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), researchers are leveraging two precise methods-atomic layer deposition (ALD) an ... read more |
Big Wheel galaxy challenges early cosmic formation theoriesSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 An international collaboration led in part by Swinburne University of Technology has uncovered a massive spiral disk galaxy from the early universe, providing new insights into galactic formation. ... more
Beyond expectations SKA-Low unveils its first cosmic snapshotSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 The SKA Observatory has released the inaugural image from its Australian-based SKA-Low telescope, marking a pivotal moment in the project's journey to deliver an unprecedented view of the cosmos. ... more
New high-definition pictures of the baby universePrinceton NJ (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe's infancy - the earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans. Measuring ligh ... more
SuperSharp advances toward 2026 mission with funding boost and prototype completionLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 SuperSharp Space Systems Ltd (SuperSharp), a spin-off from the University of Cambridge, has marked two major achievements on its path toward space deployment. The UK Space Agency has awarded the com ... more |
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Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurstWashington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed StarBurst, a small satellite (SmallSat) instrument for NASA's StarBurst Multim ... more |
Exceptional Variability in Blazar BL Lacertae Challenges ClassificationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Blazars are a class of active galaxies that direct powerful jets of ionized matter toward Earth. Typically, astronomers categorize them into distinct classes based on the characteristics of their em ... more
Signal Acquired NASA SPHEREx Begins Science MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission has successfully established communication with ground controllers, confirming th ... more
Planetary system discovered around Barnard's StarLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 For over a century, astronomers have been intrigued by Barnard's Star, the closest single-star system to Earth, in their quest to identify planetary bodies orbiting it. Initially observed in 1916 by ... more
Signs of alien life may be hiding in these gasesRiverside CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. ... more |
Microbial traces found in desert rocks hint at unknown life formBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 Unusual geological formations discovered in the deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia suggest that an unidentified microorganism once inhabited marble and limestone in these regions. Researcher ... more ![]() |
'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientistsBrest, France (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? ... more
Researchers achieve Bose-Einstein condensation of bound magnon pairs in triangular lattice materialSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Using advanced magnetic field instrumentation, scientists have for the first time experimentally observed Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of bound magnon pairs in a spin-1 triangular lattice. This ... more
TOI-1453 system hosts contrasting super-Earth and low-mass sub-NeptuneParis, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Astronomers have identified two planets orbiting the star TOI-1453, located approximately 250 light years from Earth in the constellation Draco. The system, which includes a super-Earth and a sub-Ne ... more
SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sunWashington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2025 NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 24 hours after poor weather and a technical issue scrubbed both missions. ... more |
U of A-built instrument reveals pictures of 'baby planetsTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might have looked like in its infancy are lost to time. Taking advantage of a so ... more
Gravity from Entropy A Radical New Framework for Quantum GravityLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A groundbreaking study published in Physical Review D by Professor Ginestra Bianconi of Queen Mary University of London introduces a revolutionary approach to understanding gravity through quantum r ... more
Adaptation to extreme conditions thermal water biofilm studies could help understand ancient ecosystemsParis, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Hungarian scientists have uncovered distinctive bacterial communities in thermal waters, offering key insights into the processes behind stromatolite development, some of Earth's most ancient rock f ... more
Small and large planets have significantly different upbringingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star. Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, ... more |
Astronomer finds gas giant exoplanets formed earlier than previously thoughtColumbus OH (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new research. The Ohio State University study's result ... more
Beyond our solar system scientists uncover potential new exoplanetSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Researchers from UNSW Sydney have identified a possible new exoplanet-an extrasolar planet-through an approach called transit timing variation (TTV). This technique enabled them to detect subtle shi ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2025 A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon ava ... more
Neural Network Rapidly Deciphers Gravitational Waves from Merging Neutron StarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Binary neutron star mergers, occurring millions of light-years away, generate complex gravitational waves that challenge conventional data analysis methods. These signals can span minutes in current ... more |
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NASA Turns Off Voyager Science Instruments to Prolong MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 NASA has implemented energy-saving measures to keep the Voyager spacecraft operational for as long as possible, despite their decreasing power supply. On February 25, mission engineers at NASA ... more |
James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thoughtTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as plane ... more
Mysterious Icy Objects in Interstellar Space Defy Known ClassificationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 The origins of organic molecules-key components of life-remain an open question in astronomy and planetary science. Ice in interstellar environments plays a crucial role in this puzzle, as atoms and ... more
NASA Webb Unveils Atmospheric Complexity of Isolated Super-JupiterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 An international team of scientists has determined that the fluctuating brightness of SIMP 0136, a free-floating planetary-mass object, results from a complex interplay of atmospheric factors rather ... more
How Life Emerged on Early EarthBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Southwestern Germany are shedding new light on how life might have developed on early Earth. Their latest findings challenge long-standing t ... more |
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