Credit: NASA NASA astronauts are using virtual reality to explore Gateway. When they slip on their headsets, they’re not just seeing the station—they’re in it, meticulously surveying every detail and…
Category: Space
Study shedding new light on Earth’s global carbon cycle could help assess liveability of other planets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research has uncovered important new insights into the evolution of oxygen, carbon, and other vital elements over the entire history of Earth—and it could help assess…
Here’s what it was like
Credit: CC0 Public Domain At 35,000 feet over the U.S. the air was thick with anticipation and excited chatter as everyone pulled out their phones hoping to get a photo.…
NASA’s JWST probes an extreme starburst galaxy
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to produce the highest-resolution image of spectacular exploding stars ever seen. The Messier 82 (M82) galaxy, located…
A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on…
From Earth to Mars: Transporting spin information at the speed of light
Scientists have used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal, a discovery that could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications between Earth and Mars. The breakthrough, described in…
Keeping your & your kid’s vision safe
People preparing to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say. Powerful ultraviolet rays can do permanent damage to the…
The universe’s accelerated expansion might be slowing down
DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it…
The 5 stages of the 2024 total solar eclipse explained for April 8
On Monday, April 8, the 2024 total solar eclipse will sweep through the sky over North America. While all of North America and Central America will experience at least a…
DESI first-year data delivers unprecedented measurements of expanding universe
DESI making observations in the night sky. The Rochester group has been part of DESI since 2017, with members having played key roles in commissioning and operating the instrument. Credit:…
