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  Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 The European Space Agency's Ariel mission has officially entered its assembly phase at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France. The structural model of the Ariel spacecraft, designed to advance our understanding of distant exoplanet atmospheres, is now under construction. This model will undergo intense tests that are critical to validating the spacecraft's readiness for the conditions it will face during launch and in space. The structural model visible in the image represents Ariel's mechan ... read more |
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Scientists challenge fundamental spin-statistics assumptions in atomic collisionsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Since the first X-ray image of a comet was taken in 1996, researchers have intensely studied charge exchange in collisions between highly charged ions and atoms or molecules, a process critical for ... more 
DTU researchers reveal record-fast-spinning neutron star in the Milky WayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 In a remarkable discovery, researchers from DTU Space have identified one of the universe's fastest-spinning neutron stars using an X-ray telescope stationed on the International Space Station (ISS) ... more  
eROSITA detects unique temperature and shape variations in the Local Hot BubbleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has mapped significant variations in temperature across the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a low-density region surrounding o ... more 
Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holesAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Almost 14 billion years ago, at the very beginning of the Big Bang, a mysterious energy drove an exponential expansion of the infant universe and produced all known matter, according to the prevaili ... more |
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Astronomers Identify New Organic Molecule in Interstellar SpaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 The element carbon, foundational to life on Earth and potentially elsewhere, is known to exist in vast quantities across space. However, locating substantial amounts of carbon in interstellar region ... more |
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Highest-energy gamma rays detected at Milky Way's coreLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 At the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, positioned 13,000 feet above sea level on Mexico's Sierra Negra volcano, scientists have uncovered unprecedented levels of gamma-ray energy f ... more 
Centaurus A's black hole jet shown in unprecedented detailLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Researchers from the University of Michigan have uncovered new insights into black hole jets by analyzing over two decades of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This investigation provides ... more 
Microbes thrive on iron in oxygen-free environmentsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2024 Pipelines, sprinklers, and other infrastructure in oxygen-free settings are at risk from Microbially Induced Corrosion (MIC). This process, caused by microorganisms, leads to the degradation of iron ... more 
Surprising discoveries in grain boundary structure could advance material durabilityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Most industrial materials feature a polycrystalline structure, where atoms form a regular lattice within different crystals. These crystals, separated by grain boundaries, vary in orientation. "Th ... more |
Scientists discover molecules that store much of the carbon in spaceBoston MA (SPX) Oct 25, 2024 A team led by researchers at MIT has discovered that a distant interstellar cloud contains an abundance of pyrene, a type of large, carbon-containing molecule known as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocar ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Webb Telescope data supports 20-year-old galaxy modelsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed a galaxy model proposed in 2005 by a professor at the University of Portsmouth, providing answers to a long-standing deb ... more 
Physicists discover first black hole tripleBoston MA (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 Many black holes detected to date appear to be part of a pair. These binary systems comprise a black hole and a secondary object - such as a star, a much denser neutron star, or another black hole - ... more 
Ultra-compact spectrometer offers the capabilities of much larger devicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 Spectrometers, which analyze light by breaking it down into different spectra, have a long history dating back to the 17th century. Now, UC Santa Cruz researchers ... more 
DOE awards Emory chemist $875K to optimize light-driven electron transferLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 Emory University chemist Fang Liu has been awarded $875,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for her research on enhancing light-driven electron transfer, also known as photoredox catalysis. T ... more |
 
NASA reveals prototype telescope for Gravitational Wave ObservatoryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves - ripples in space-time caused by ... more 
New imaging technique reveals 3D views of the UniverseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have pioneered a new method that converts two-dimensional (2D) radio images into three-dimensional (3D) "Pse ... more 
How quantum entanglement unfolds in attosecondsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 Quantum processes, once considered instantaneous, are now being understood in terms of time, thanks to advanced research and simulations. A team from TU Wien, in collaboration with researchers in Ch ... more 
A new view of the in-between years of our UniverseStanford CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 Just like we use photos to reflect on memories of our past, astrophysicists want to use images of far-off galaxies to understand what the universe was like in its juvenile years. But current imaging ... more |
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SwRI and JPL study reveals liquid brine flows on airless worldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A collaborative effort between Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) seeks to explain mysterious surface features observed on airless celestial bodies, such ... more 
Betelgeuse may have an orbiting companion starLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 Betelgeuse, the tenth-brightest star in the night sky, may not be on the verge of a supernova explosion, as previously thought. A new study indicates that the star's fluctuating brightness is likely ... more 
Gemini North reveals Perseus Cluster galaxies linked by dark matterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A century after Edwin Hubble's pivotal discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way, the Gemini North telescope has captured a mesmerizing image of the Perseus Cluster, one of the largest galaxy clust ... more 
Shrouded axions may surround neutron starsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 Physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton, and Oxford have uncovered evidence that extremely light particles, known as axions, may form large clouds around neutron stars. These partic ... more |
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NASA's IXPE reveals black hole corona structureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 Recent observations from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission have provided new insights into the shape of black hole coronae, previously only understood through theoretical mode ... more |
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Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky originsBoston MA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 A quasar is the extremely bright core of a galaxy that hosts an active supermassive black hole at its center. As the black hole draws in surrounding gas and dust, it blasts out an enormous amount of ... more 
Near-Earth Microquasar found to emit powerful gamma radiationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 For decades, astronomers have focused on distant galaxies as the source of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. However, new observations from the HAWC observatory have revealed that microquasars ... more 
Exciting hint toward the solution of the neutron lifetime puzzleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 Neutrons, essential components of atomic matter, have differing decay behaviors based on their environment. Within stable atomic nuclei, neutrons can persist indefinitely. However, when they are fre ... more 
Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid's great cosmic atlasParis, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 On 15 October 2024, ESA's Euclid space mission unveiled the first segment of its vast cosmic map, showcasing millions of stars and galaxies. Presented at the International Astronautical Congre ... more |
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