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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 The Atacama Desert in Chile, known as the world's driest location, presents a harsh environment for life due to its extreme aridity. Despite this, research has discovered thriving microbial communities within its sandy soil. Investigating the functionality of microorganisms in such an environment has been challenging because it's hard to distinguish between genetic material from living and deceased microbes. A recent breakthrough in separation techniques now allows scientists to focus more precise ... read more |
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Scientists build spectral library to identify water on exoplanetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Cornell University researchers are constructing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures, examining chemical processes from Earth's hot mantle. This compilation aims to shed light on the compos ... more  
Telescope for NASA's Roman Mission complete, delivered to GoddardLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery ... more 
Hubble observes effects of Large Magellanic Cloud's Encounter with the Milky WayParis, France (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a compelling view of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) after its interaction with the Milky Way's gaseous halo. Despite the impact stripping away most ... more  
We now know the origin of black hole magnetic fields their parent starsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 Black holes, known for their intense gravitational pull from which nothing can escape, also possess powerful magnetic fields that facilitate the emission of high-energy jets and gamma ray bursts. Th ... more |
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On the origin of life and the formation of cell membranesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 The mystery of how life originated on Earth has fascinated scientists for generations. Central to this question is understanding how the first living cells acquired the membranes that allowed them t ... more |
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Swift studies gas-churning monster black holesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of ... more 
Astronomers challenge traditional galaxy formation theoriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are challenging the long-held model of galaxy formation that posited the involvement of invisible dark matter. Researchers at Case Western Reserve Uni ... more 
A new model estimates odds of intelligent life across universesLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 A fresh theoretical model developed by astrophysicists at Durham University offers a method to assess the likelihood of intelligent life appearing in our Universe, as well as in possible alternate u ... more 
Breakthrough in photonic time crystals may transform light control technologiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 An international team of researchers has achieved a significant milestone by designing practical photonic time crystals-unique materials capable of exponentially amplifying light. This advancement p ... more |
 
Mining Voyager 2 data unlocks long-standing Uranus mysteriesPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 12, 2024 NASA's groundbreaking flyby of Uranus by Voyager 2 in 1986 provided a wealth of data that puzzled scientists for decades. Recent analysis of that data has shed light on some of those mysteries. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Einstein's predictions face new challenges with universe's expanding puzzleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 Why is the Universe's expansion speeding up? This question has baffled scientists for over 25 years since its discovery. Addressing it requires re-examining fundamental physics, particularly Einstei ... more  
Hurricane Helene's atmospheric waves captured by NASA's new AWE missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 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 atmosph ... more 
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 
Nearly EUR 10 Million Awarded for European Gravitational Wave and Particle Physics InitiativeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2024 The University of Bonn and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), in partnership with the Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE) in Spain and Italy's Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (INFN-L ... more 
Dance of particles tracked in neutron star collision yields insights into heavy elementsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 The temperature of fundamental particles has been observed in the radioactive afterglow following a neutron star collision and subsequent black hole formation. This breakthrough provides scientists ... 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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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 
Optimal Learning Rates Revealed in New Study on AdaptationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub and Santa Fe Institute have unveiled a new model designed to determine how quickly or slowly an organism should adapt to changing environments. According to ... more 
NASA's Hubble and Webb examine the mysterious smooth disk around VegaWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 In the 1997 film "Contact," based on Carl Sagan's novel, the protagonist Ellie Arroway, played by Jodie Foster, takes a journey via a space-alien-constructed wormhole to the star Vega. What she find ... more 
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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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 |
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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 
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 |
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