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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 On Sept. 26, 2024, as Hurricane Helene struck Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful storm surges and severe impacts, NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) captured unprecedented data on the atmospheric disturbances it generated. Located about 55 miles above Earth, these disturbances, known as atmospheric gravity waves, were recorded as immense ripples through the upper atmosphere, offering valuable insights into the ways Earth's severe weather events impact space weather. The AWE instrument, whic ... read more |
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Astrophysicists explore light echoes to study black holesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 A research team led by astrophysicists from the Institute for Advanced Study has introduced a groundbreaking technique to identify light echoes around black holes. This approach, which enables preci ... more 
NASA-funded research explores tidal impacts on planetary and lunar interiorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 NASA-backed researchers have devised a novel approach to calculating how tidal forces influence the internal structures of planets and moons. Crucially, this research departs from the typical assump ... more  
Asteroid grains shed light on the outer Solar System's originsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2024 Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have ... more  
Voyager 1 nearly 'one light day' out from EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has recently resumed communication with Earth following a brief pause that drew attention to the mission's ongoing challenges and remarkable resilience. On Oct. 24, engin ... more |
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Enhanced energy production through improved singlet fission efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 In organic molecules, an exciton is a pair formed by an electron with a negative charge and a corresponding positive charge hole. These two are bound together by Coulombic forces and can move within ... more |
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Scientists prepare for the most ambitious sky survey yetLemont IL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 On a mountain in northern Chile, scientists are carefully assembling the intricate components of the NSF - DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the ... more 
NASA's SPHEREx to Map the Universe in Unprecedented Detail with Infrared ColorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 NASA's SPHEREx mission, set for launch by April 2025, aims to provide an all-sky survey like no other, observing stars and galaxies in 102 different infrared colors. Although not visible to the huma ... 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 |
 
Ariel spacecraft prepares for rigorous tests at Airbus facilityParis, 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 ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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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 
Innovative model enables astronomers to explore explosive space events in new detailLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Astrophysical events like the collapse of a massive star's iron core, known as a core-collapse supernova, the consumption of stellar remains by black holes, and runaway nuclear fusion on white dwarf ... more 
AXIS mission selected as NASA Astrophysics Probe competition finalistBoston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is a project lead for one of two finalist missions recently selected for NASA's new Probe Explorers program. Working with collaborat ... more |
After pause, NASAs Voyager 1 back communicating with mission teamWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team is now working to ... 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 
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 
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 |
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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 
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 
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 
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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