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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Technicians have successfully integrated the payload for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory into orbit. This payload includes the telescope, its instrument carrier, and two scientific instruments, marking a critical step toward the mission's goal of exploring the universe with unprecedented detail. "With this incredible milestone, Roman remains on track for launch, and we're a big step closer to unveiling the cosmos as never before," said ... read more |
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Unveiling the secrets of a primeval galaxy from 13.4 billion years agoTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 An international research team led by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has successfully detected emissions from various atomic transitions in a distant primordial galax ... more 
Prime focus spectrograph on Subaru Telescope ready for science operationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Researchers have completed the installation of a revolutionary "compound eye" instrument on the Subaru Telescope after years of meticulous effort. This cutting-edge device, known as the Prime Focus ... more  
Primordial naked singularities may offer insights into quantum gravityNew Delhi (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Two Indian physicists have introduced a novel theoretical perspective that could reshape our understanding of the universe's composition and offer potential avenues to explore quantum gravity. Profe ... more  
SETI Forward celebrates the future of cosmic explorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 The SETI Institute has announced Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc as recipients of the 2024 SETI Forward Award. Both honorees have demonstrated exceptional dedication to research that advances ou ... more |
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Dormancy as a survival strategy for life's originsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 The ancient Earth was a harsh and unforgiving environment, characterized by relentless asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions releasing carbon dioxide, and a dense, toxic atmosphere devoid of oxygen. ... more |
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Researchers identify neutron stars as sources of fast radio burstsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2025 An international team of researchers, led by McGill University scientists, has confirmed a key link between fast radio bursts (FRBs) and neutron stars - extremely dense remnants of massive stars tha ... more 
New quantum sensing technology reveals sub-atomic signalsPhiladelphia, PA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 Since the 1950s, scientists have used radio waves to uncover the molecular "fingerprints" of unknown materials, aiding in tasks as varied as scanning the human body with MRI machines and detecting e ... more 
An autonomous strategy for life detection on icy worlds using Exo-AUVSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2025 Icy moons like Europa and Enceladus offer intriguing environments for studying potential extraterrestrial life. These environments, particularly the icy shell, ice-water interface, and seafloor, are ... more 
MIT scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burstBoston MA (SPX) Jan 06, 2025 Fast radio bursts are brief and brilliant explosions of radio waves emitted by extremely compact objects such as neutron stars and possibly black holes. These fleeting fireworks last for just a thou ... more |
Nanotechnology discovery unlocks unique molecular interactions using lightParis, France (SPX) Dec 28, 2024 Researchers at the University of Bologna, led by Prof. Alberto Credi, have developed an innovative method to manipulate molecular assembly using light energy. This approach allows for the creation o ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Living in the deep, dark, slow lane: Insights from the first global appraisal of microbiomes in Earth's subsurface environmentsWoods Hole MA (SPX) Dec 27, 2024 Which microbes thrive below us in darkness - in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor - and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on land and ... more 
Starlight detection achieved with advanced short-wave infrared sensorSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2024 Researchers at Peking University, led by Prof. Zhang Zhiyong, have developed a groundbreaking heterojunction-gated field-effect transistor (HGFET) capable of detecting faint starlight through highly ... more 
Two new radio telescopes enhance China's deep space explorationSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2024 Two advanced radio telescopes, each with a 40-meter-diameter antenna, have officially entered service to bolster China's deep space exploration and astronomical research efforts. The telescopes are ... more 
Physicists magnetize a material with lightBoston MA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 MIT physicists have created a new and long-lasting magnetic state in a material, using only light. In a study appearing in Nature, the researchers report using a terahertz laser - a light sour ... more |
Young planet's atmosphere challenges traditional formation modelsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 Scientists have long believed that planets forming within a swirling disk of gas and dust should closely resemble the composition of their birthplace. However, new research led by Northwestern Unive ... more 
Teledyne selected as prime contractor for key sensor on LISA Space ObservatoryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 25, 2024 Teledyne Space Imaging has secured the role of Prime Contractor for the Constellation Acquisition Sensor (CAS) instrument, a critical component of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Laser Interferome ... more 
Dark energy theory challenged by evidence of a 'lumpy' UniverseLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 A groundbreaking study from researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand proposes that dark energy, a long-debated concept in cosmology, may not exist. Using improved supernovae light ... more 
First demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy Internet cablesEvanston IL (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying Internet traffic. The discovery, published in the jo ... more |
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Quantum walks offer a promising path forward in quantum computingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Quantum walks, a concept leveraging quantum effects like superposition, interference, and entanglement, are redefining the possibilities of computation by exceeding the limitations of classical mode ... more 
Unveiling hidden stars in the Milky Way with stellar orbital mappingBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has pioneered a method to reconstruct the Milky Way's structure by mapping the orbits of stars. This approach reveals a de ... more 
New study uncovers variety in Arctic Ocean hydrothermal vent systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 A recent investigation into Earth's northernmost hydrothermal system reveals a greater diversity of vent styles than previously known, offering critical insights into their origins and potential glo ... more 
Event Horizon Telescope advances imaging of black holes and jetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), renowned for its first images of black holes, is advancing its mission by exploring how black holes create powerful jets. A research team led by Anne-Kathrin Baczk ... more |
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Does Trappist-1 b have an atmosphere after allBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 Trappist-1 b, one of seven rocky planets orbiting the star Trappist-1, remains a subject of intense scientific investigation, with new observations suggesting the planet's atmosphere status may not ... more |
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ALMA observes dust clump where a new planet may formLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered critical details about planetary system formation by detecting a dense concentration of dust grains outside the orbits of two kn ... more 
Planet-forming discs persist longer in early Universe environmentsParis, France (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 New findings from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope challenge our understanding of planet formation by confirming a longstanding puzzle initially uncovered by the Hubble Space Telescope ov ... more 
The light of TRAPPIST-1 b analyzed at two wavelengths reveals key insights into its natureBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 New observations of TRAPPIST-1 b using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provide fresh insights into the challenge of detecting atmospheres around rocky planets with broadband thermal emission d ... more 
M87 jet observations reveal rare gamma-ray outburstTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 The supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87 (M87), known for hosting a colossal relativistic jet, has produced a rare gamma-ray flare. This event marks the first high-energy gamma-ray out ... more |
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