New insights into plasma oscillations pave the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy. A NASA image of plasma bursting from the sun. Plasma—a hot soup of atoms…
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Condor telescope reveals a new world for astrophysicists
A view created by Condor and computer technologies of extremely faint shells of ionized gas surrounding the dwarf nova Z Camelopardalis. Credit: Condor Team A new telescope called the “Condor…
Eclipse Helped to See Solar Corona in New Light
Observations made by William Harkness during the 1869 total eclipse led to a pivotal discovery about the sun’s corona. When it comes to studying solar eclipses, University of Rochester scholars have been…
What Makes Black Holes Grow And New Stars Form? Machine Learning Helps Solve The Mystery
When they are active, supermassive black holes play a crucial role in galaxies’ evolution. Until now, growth was thought to be triggered by the violent collision of two galaxies followed…
The moon’s moment in the sun
2024 Total Solar Eclipse shadow path map, built using datasets from several NASA missions. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio On April 8, 2024, much of North America will experience a…
Why Space? The Opportunity for Materials Science and Innovation
Professor Manus Hayne from Lancaster University has outlined the opportunities for materials science in Space in a position paper from the Why Space? Working Group. The Wake Shield Facility is…
Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought—it may affect our chances of finding life there
Europa seen in true colour (left) and false colour (right). Credit: NASA Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has long been thought of as one of the most habitable worlds in the…
A neon sign identified by JWST gives clue to planet formation
Planetary systems like our Solar System seem to contain more rocky objects than gas-rich ones. Around our sun, these include the inner planets, the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt.…
Pentagon says no evidence of secret US work on alien tech
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Has the United States confirmed sightings of alien craft, or worked to reverse-engineer extraterrestrial technology? A more than 60-page Pentagon report released Friday says no, pouring…
New radar mission for Europe
Credit: European Space Agency The upcoming Copernicus Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) will provide continuous day-and-night all-weather monitoring of Earth’s land, oceans and ice, and offer frequent…
