Planets like our Earth could form even in the harshest known star-forming environments, drenched by hard UV light from massive stars. That is the main result of analyses of new…
Category: Space
Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the…
Contract Secures Next Step for TRUTHS Climate Mission
Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental…
Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claims to show a rocket with a capsule carrying animals is launched from an undisclosed location into…
A Star Is Born: UVA Undergrad Leads Team Studying Stellar Formation
For most of us on Earth, Sagittarius is simply the constellation that some see in the shape of an archer drawing a bow. But viewed from space through NASA’s James…
Exoplanet That Is Too Big for Its Sun
A research team, including UCI astronomers, has discovered an exoplanet far too massive for its sun, casting doubt on what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their…
Deep learning could help identify Jezero Crater landing site
With deep learning methods, scientists generated the 50-centimeter-per-pixel HiRISE MADNet digital terrain model mosaic shaded relief (center). The fine-scale surface features of Mars stand out more clearly compared with prior…
A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s illustration of the Tess telescope. Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright nearby star in perfect rhythmic harmony. They say it’s…
