This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet WASP-17 b could look like. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Quartz, also known as silica, exists everywhere: in beach sands,…
Category: Space
New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies
NGC 520 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies in the Siena Galaxy Atlas. It is made of two disk galaxies that will eventually merge together to form one…
Sensitive Instruments to Explore Metal-Rich Asteroid
NASA’s space mission to the asteroid Psyche—located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter—will help us better understand our own Earth. DTU supplies instruments that can measure and map…
SpaceX launch equals Space Coast record for the year
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday night marked the Space Coast’s 57th launch of the year, equaling the record total seen…
Rare Lenses, Cluster Cores and Unforeseen Science in Latest Gaia Data Release
The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has released a goldmine of knowledge about our galaxy and beyond. Among other findings, the star surveyor has surpassed its planned potential to reveal half a…
JWST observes the Kuiper Belt: Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar
Artist’s conception of Sedna, the TNO that orbits in the outer edges of the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Kuiper Belt, the vast region at the edge of our solar…
Ionic Crystal Generates Molecular Ions upon Positron Irradiation
Positron―surface interactions generate positive molecular ions via formation of positronic compounds, opening doors to generating novel molecular ions. Positron, the antiparticle of electron, has the same mass and charge as…
Keeping Beds in the Goldilocks Zone
For Mark Aramli, the bed was a battlefield. He liked the bed a little cool, while his partner liked to stay warm under the covers. The constant fight over the…
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse moves across the Americas, bringing with it cheers and shouts of joy
The moon passes between earth and the sun during a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Credit: AP…
