Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST ImageGaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image

Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image

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Thanks to its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows astronomers to peer through the gas and dust…

A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on MarsA Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars

A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars

1 year ago

Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars' atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element. NASA's…

A New Technique Has Dramatically Improved ALMA’s ResolutionA New Technique Has Dramatically Improved ALMA’s Resolution

A New Technique Has Dramatically Improved ALMA’s Resolution

1 year ago

To those familiar with optical telescopes, the idea of doing something to achieve higher resolution with their telescope may seem…

NASA Tests a Prototype Europa LanderNASA Tests a Prototype Europa Lander

NASA Tests a Prototype Europa Lander

1 year ago

NASA engineers are testing a prototype for a Europa Lander, which will search the surface of Jupiter's icy moon for…

Under Some Conditions, Comets Could Deliver Organic Molecules to PlanetsUnder Some Conditions, Comets Could Deliver Organic Molecules to Planets

Under Some Conditions, Comets Could Deliver Organic Molecules to Planets

1 year ago

New research shows how comets could deliver the building blocks for life in systems with close-orbiting planets, aiding in the…

The Universe Can't Hide Behind the Zone of Avoidance Any LongerThe Universe Can't Hide Behind the Zone of Avoidance Any Longer

The Universe Can't Hide Behind the Zone of Avoidance Any Longer

1 year ago

The Solar System sits within the galactic plane, so it was once impossible to look past the core of the…

ALMA Takes Next-Level Images of a Protoplanetary DiskALMA Takes Next-Level Images of a Protoplanetary Disk

ALMA Takes Next-Level Images of a Protoplanetary Disk

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The ESO's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is perched high in the Chilean Andes. ALMA is made of 66 high-precision…

We’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With LasersWe’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers

We’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers

1 year ago

In October 2023, NASA launched its long-awaited on-again, off-again Psyche mission. The spacecraft is on its way to study the…

Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First TimeMartian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time

Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time

1 year ago

The ESA's ExoMars mission just observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon that also happens on Earth.

Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?

Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?

1 year ago

In September 2022, an automated sky survey detected what seemed to be a supernova explosion about one billion light-years away.…