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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 The longevity of space telescopes is improving as researchers devise serviceable designs for future observatories. Inspired by current missions like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the European Space Agency's Gaia, a new servicing plan has been developed to ensure these powerful tools can operate for longer periods. "Although the next generation of large space telescopes are being designed with serviceability in mind, there are enormous challenges with implementation," said Siegfried Egg ... read more |
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What is the universe expanding into if it's already infinite?Hamden CT (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin ba ... more 
Falsifying the role of the Anthropic Principle in CosmologyParis, France (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 The Anthropic Principle (AP), first proposed by Brandon Carter in 1973, suggests that the universe is uniquely fine-tuned to support life. This idea has long sparked philosophical and scientific deb ... more 
Webb Telescope unveils unexpected details in Spiderweb ProtoclusterParis, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 A team of international astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to uncover previously hidden galaxies in the Spiderweb protocluster. These findings challenge earlier assumpt ... more 
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 SupernovaePasadena CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 In the 1930s, Caltech astronomer Fritz Zwicky would brave the chill atop Palomar Mountain near San Diego to peer through a small survey telescope in search of eruptions in the night sky. In the 1940 ... more |
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Hubble delivers unprecedented view of a quasarGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have achieved an unprecedentedly close look into the core of a quasar - a luminous and energetic galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hol ... more |
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NASA's IXPE details shapes of structures at newly discovered black holeHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, ... more  
A caving expedition highlights the complexities of field researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Lab-based research forms the foundation of modern scientific inquiry, but it often falls short in replicating real-world experiences. This limitation is particularly pronounced in fields like cognit ... more 
New planet in Kepler-51 system unveiled with JWST observationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Astronomers have identified a fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, a discovery led by researchers at Penn State and Osaka University using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The s ... more 
Towards independent robotic exploration of ocean worldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 NASA is advancing autonomous exploration to tackle one of its foremost goals - investigating the potential for life and habitability on ocean worlds. These missions focus on targets like Jupiter's E ... more |
A star's surface reveals chaotic nonperiodic dynamoBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 A 16-year study conducted by the STELLA observatory in Tenerife has unveiled unprecedented insights into the chaotic nature of star spot behavior on XX Trianguli. Using advanced robotic spectroscopy ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Scientists examine role of iron sulfides in life's origins at early Earth hot springsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 A recent study has revealed how iron sulfides may have influenced the emergence of life on early Earth by catalyzing the formation of prebiotic organic molecules in terrestrial hot springs. This res ... more  
Seeing farther into the universe with enhanced gravitational-wave detectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Researchers at Louisiana State University have unveiled a promising method to refine gravitational-wave detection through optical spring tracking. This innovation may enable scientists to observe de ... more 
Unveiling a hydrogen-controlled nano-switch in electron transport proteinsOsaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Researchers at Osaka University have unveiled a groundbreaking mechanism that controls the electric potential of a universal "electron carrier" protein involved in redox reactions - processes critic ... more 
Quantum materials research at University of Oldenburg secures ERC GrantBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Physicist Prof. Dr. Christian Schneider from the University of Oldenburg has received a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for his work on two-dimensional (2D) materials ... more |
A connection between quantum theory and information theory demonstratedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 "Our results have no clear or direct application right now. It's basic research that lays the foundation for future technologies in quantum information and quantum computers. There's enormous potent ... more 
Getting a deeper understanding of quark mixingParis, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 The Standard Model of particle physics thrives on the idea that good things come in threes, featuring three distinct generations of elementary particles. Quarks exemplify this pattern, existing in s ... more 
Controlling atomic-scale reactions marks a major leap forwardLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Scientists at the University of Bath have made a significant advance in nanotechnology, unveiling a method to control atomic-level chemical reactions. This achievement is expected to enhance fundame ... more 
BAE Systems completes key testing for NASA's SPHEREx Observatory missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 BAE Systems (LON: BA) has finalized environmental testing for NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) Observatory. This mission, ... more |
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New gravitational wave maps reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structuresMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology have led an international effort to produce the most detailed maps of gravitational waves in the universe. This research has also resulted in the ... more 
Searching for evidence of primordial black holes in planets and everyday materialsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 The formation of black holes is often associated with massive stars collapsing under their own gravity. However, new research suggests the chaotic conditions of the early universe may have enabled t ... more 
'Spooky action' at a very short distance: Scientists map out quantum entanglement in protonsUpton NY (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have a new way to use data from high-energy particle smashups to peer inside protons. Their appro ... more 
Webb highlights spiral arms of galaxy NGC 2090 in infrared detailParis, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 Featured in this month's image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is the spiral galaxy NGC 2090, situated in the constellation Columba. Using data from Webb's MIRI and NIRCam instrumen ... more |
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China advances construction of massive steerable radio telescopeSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 The construction of the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope is underway in Huadian, Jilin Province, northeast China. The groundbreaking project, set to enhance scientific understanding o ... more |
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HESS Observatory identifies highest-energy cosmic-ray electrons and positrons yet observedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Scientists from CNRS, a German university consortium, and the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik working at the H.E.S.S. Observatory in Namibia have detected cosmic-ray electrons and positrons with ... more  
NASA Voyager 1 returns to full operations after communication issueLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has successfully resumed normal operations following a communication disruption last month. The issue arose when the spacecraft unexpectedly switched from its primary X-b ... more 
Discovery Alert: a 'Hot Neptune' in a Tight OrbitPasadena CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these ... more 
Final data and undiscovered images from NASA's NEOWISELos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 While NASA's NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech, was working on one further gift from the prolific mission. The fi ... more |
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