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February 03, 2025
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AICRAFT Collaborates with CONTEC Space Optics to Enhance Space Telescope Performance



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
South Australian AI company AICRAFT has announced a strategic partnership with CONTEC Space Optics (CSO) to provide ultra-fast edge computing modules designed to support CSO's state-of-the-art space telescopes. CONTEC Space Optics, a leader in high-resolution Earth observation technologies, is renowned for developing cutting-edge optical payloads used in surveillance, reconnaissance, and Earth observation satellites. As part of this collaboration, AICRAFT will enhance its Pulsar edge computi ... read more

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Rare and mysterious cosmic explosion: Gamma-ray burst or jetted tidal disruption event?
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Highly energetic explosions in the sky are commonly attributed to gamma-ray bursts. We now understand that these bursts originate from either the merger of two neutron stars or the collapse of a mas ... more
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Astronomers Detect Crucial Factor in Star Formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
For the first time, astronomers have identified a long-theorized but previously unobserved component essential to star formation: magnetic fields within merging galaxies. Much like a pressure cooker ... more
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PLATO mission set for late 2026 launch aboard Ariane 6
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
On January 29, 2025, senior officials from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace formalized the launch contract for ESA's PLATO science mission. The agreement was signed by Carole Mundell, ... more
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Small and Yet So Powerful: New Insights into Cosmic Rays from Low-Mass Microquasars
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Our planet is constantly bombarded by particles from outer space. While most of us are familiar with the sight of rocky meteorites - those shooting stars that light up the night sky - it's the small ... more
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A super-Earth laboratory for finding life beyond our solar system
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Three decades after the first exoplanet was discovered, astronomers have identified over 7,000 exoplanets in our galaxy. Yet, countless more await discovery. Researchers are now delving into the cha ... more
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Dwarf planet Ceres has rare organic material delivered by asteroids
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Organic molecules, critical components for life, have been identified on Ceres, the dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. These molecules, formed from carbon, hydro ... more
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Quantum Systems Show Entropy Increase, Aligning with Thermodynamic Laws
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
The second law of thermodynamics, a cornerstone of physics, posits that systems will move toward greater disorder over time. It asserts that entropy, a measure of this disorder, increases in every c ... more
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New Atom-Based Thermometer Offers Unprecedented Accuracy in Temperature Measurement
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an innovative thermometer that measures temperature with incredible precision. The device uses Rydberg atoms, w ... more

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Prayer and dance: hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, ushering in the Year of the Snake. ... more
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A less 'clumpy,' more complex universe?
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by Joshua Kim and Mathew Madhavacheril at th ... more
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Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanet
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Astronomers have observed remarkably powerful winds on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b, located over 500 light-years from Earth. These winds, clocked at an extraordinary 33,000 km/h, represent the fas ... more
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Einstein Probe identifies ancient cosmic event
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Einstein Probe has unveiled a fresh perspective on the distant X-ray Universe, enabling astronomers to investigate the origins of the farthest cosmic explosions. Just three months after its launch, ... more
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National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet parade
London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moo ... more
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Singapore joins Worldwide Scientific Network GNOME to explore dark matter and exotic physics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Singapore has officially joined the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers to search for Exotic physics (GNOME), an international collaboration focused on identifying signals of dark matter and oth ... more
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Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves - so-called fast r ... more
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Getting the most out of cosmic maps
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A University of Michigan-led research initiative is paving the way for cosmology to fully utilize the capabilities of telescopes and instruments tackling the universe's biggest questions. The ... more
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DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum state
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Professor Youngwook Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and Professor Gilyoung Cho from the Korea Advanced Institute o ... more
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Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station Exterior
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a unique task during upcoming spacewalks-collecting microbiological samples from the station's exterior. This activity is pa ... more
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Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF Tau
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Nestled within the star-forming Taurus constellation, a binary star system named DF Tau is revealing surprising contrasts in its circumstellar disks of dust and gas. Researchers at Lowell Observator ... more
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Troublesome cosmic megastructure 32 times the size of Milky Way discovered
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have identified an extraordinary giant radio galaxy (GRG) measuring 3.3 million light-years across-an astonishing 32 times the size of our Milky Wa ... more
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Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteria
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Researchers have analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria from the El Medano hot springs in Chile's central Andes, discovering that a key component has potential applications as a natural additive in t ... more
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Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars
London, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Astrophysicists, led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, have successfully captured detailed images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars, marking a significant step in understanding thes ... more
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New tools analyze Pollock paintings with 2D multifractal methods
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Analyzing variability in one-dimensional time series, such as temperature changes or exchange rates, has long benefited from multifractal methods. Now, researchers have extended these techniques to ... more
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New measurements turn the Hubble tension into a crisis
Durham NC (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous - and highly debated - results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predict ... more
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Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxy
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ste ... more
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Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder has obtained the most detailed images of a small galaxy and its surroundings, revealing features typically associated ... more
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Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A team of astronomers led by David Sand, a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory, has uncovered three faint and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of NGC 30 ... more
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NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien Atmospheres
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Pandora, NASA's newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission ... more
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NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it - the flickering star is 2.2 million li ... more
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Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Hot Jupiters, once thought to orbit alone near their stars, have been revealed to exist within more complex planetary systems. A study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ... more
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Discovery of two planets challenges planetary formation theories
London, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
The identification of two planets in the WASP-132 system by a collaborative team of astronomers from the University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is reshaping scientific understand ... more
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