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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 Water is essential for all known forms of life on Earth, leading scientists searching for extraterrestrial life to adopt the principle of "follow the water." NASA's upcoming SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission, set for launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, will aid in this pursuit. Launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the SPHEREx observatory will scan the cosmos for w ... read more |
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NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'Exoskeleton'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover - a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the tele ... more 
Redwire Secures ESA Contract to Develop Next Dark Matter Mission ConceptLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leading provider of space infrastructure solutions, has been awarded a study contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an initial spacecraft design fo ... more 
Dust Uncovers Magnetic Fields in Young Star SystemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have successfully detected and analyzed the magnetic field surrounding a young star in a region where planetary formation is believed to be underway. By using dust as ... more 
Temperamental Stars Distort Observations of Distant ExoplanetsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Astronomers rely on subtle dips in starlight to glean insights about exoplanets-planets beyond our solar system-but a new study suggests that variability in star brightness may be skewing these inte ... more |
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How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester ProtocellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 A leading hypothesis about the origins of life suggests that simple chemical compounds gradually evolved into complex structures, ultimately giving rise to protocells-primitive precursors to living ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility TestBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 The search for extraterrestrial life remains one of humanity's most ambitious scientific pursuits. A promising approach to identifying life is through detecting motile microorganisms, which demonstr ... more 
From photons to protons Argonne scientists advance high-energy particle detectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Particle detectors are essential tools in the quest to understand the fundamental components of the universe. They enable scientists to examine the behavior and properties of high-energy particles g ... more 
New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matterBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 A team of international researchers has introduced an innovative approach to detecting dark matter, leveraging atomic clocks and ultra-stable lasers to investigate the enigmatic substance believed t ... more  
Euclid spots an extraordinary Einstein ring in NGC 6505Paris, France (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Euclid embarked on its ambitious six-year mission to probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy when it launched on July 1, 2023. Before it could commence full-scale observations, scientists ... more |
Researchers find largest black hole jet from early universeWashington DC (UPI) Feb 7, 2025 Researchers said on Thursday that they had discovered twin-lobed radio jets they suspect were formed when the universe was 1.2 billion years old, stretching at least twice the length of the Milky Way galaxy. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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ESA's Euclid spacecraft spots 'stunning' rare Einstein Ring in far off galaxyWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025 The European Space Agency on Monday said its Euclid telescope discovered its first "extremely rare" Einstein ring in a galaxy "not too far away" nearly 600 million light years from Earth. ... more 
Apply for the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for AstronomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 The SETI Institute has introduced the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for Astronomy, inviting researchers to enhance machine learning pipelines for exoplanet detection. ... more 
Wobbling Stars Lead to Discovery of Hidden Celestial Bodies in Gaia DataParis, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 Researchers using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission have identified an enormous exoplanet and a brown dwarf, marking a first in planetary discovery via Gaia's ability to detect stel ... more 
Spinning Neutron Star Generates Immense Magnetic FieldsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 An international team of scientists has successfully modeled the formation and evolution of some of the most powerful magnetic fields in the Universe. Led by researchers from Newcastle University, t ... more |
By studying neutron 'starquakes', scientists aim to revolutionize nuclear matter researchBath UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 A new study led by the University of Bath suggests that investigating 'starquakes'-seismic activity in neutron stars-could unlock profound insights into the properties of nuclear matter. These findi ... more 
Hubble Data Highlights Nine Mysterious Rings in Gigantic GalaxyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has produced an astonishing image that resembles a perfect bullseye. The colossal galaxy LEDA 1313424 hosts nine concentric, star-laden rings triggered by a smaller blu ... more 
Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 This latest NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month showcases HH 30 with extraordinary clarity. Set within the dark cloud LDN 1551 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, this edge-on pr ... more 
Quantum hardware reveals cosmic bubble shiftsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 Physicists have carried out an advanced simulation that they believe exposes fresh details about an elusive occurrence, potentially shaping the Universe's eventual destiny. The research centers on a ... more |
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Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for lifeTucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Nature had the conditions to "cook up" the chemical precursor ingredients for life before Earth formed, according to two studies published by the sample analysis team of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, w ... more 
Telescoping from the moonMiami FL (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Before Neil Armstrong took his "giant leap for mankind," NASA staged a series of missions that paved the way for his team's successful Apollo 11 moon landing-from a flight that tested the lunar modu ... more 
IGRINS on Gemini South Detects Surprising Signatures in Dynamic Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-121bTucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our Solar System developed with gas giants far from our Sun, some planetary systems consist of ... more 
Scientists measure Earth's cosmic detectabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 A team of researchers led by Dr. Sofia Sheikh from the SETI Institute, in collaboration with the Characterizing Atmospheric Technosignatures project and the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence ... more |
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Space experiment aims to reveal hidden cosmic massLondon UK (SPX) Feb 04 2025 A space-based effort could soon uncover the nature of dark matter, one of the universe's most perplexing forces. Although invisible, this substance composes nearly 85 percent of cosmic mass, challen ... 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 
Astronomers Detect Crucial Factor in Star FormationLos 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 
PLATO mission set for late 2026 launch aboard Ariane 6Berlin, 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 
AICRAFT Collaborates with CONTEC Space Optics to Enhance Space Telescope PerformanceTokyo, 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 ... more |
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