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Newswise: The Ocean Corporation collaborates with UTHealth Houston on Space Medicine Fellowship program
Released: 19-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The Ocean Corporation collaborates with UTHealth Houston on Space Medicine Fellowship program
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

UTHealth Houston and The Ocean Corporation are collaborating on UTHealth Houston’s Space Medicine Training Fellowship program, which now includes a two-week intensive training focused on hyperbaric technologies and analog environments akin to those astronauts experience during extravehicular activities (EVAs), or space walks.

Newswise: UAH Researcher Wins $608k SHINE Grant to Study Joule Heating in the Sun’s Atmosphere for Clues to the Biggest Mystery in Heliophysics
Released: 19-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UAH Researcher Wins $608k SHINE Grant to Study Joule Heating in the Sun’s Atmosphere for Clues to the Biggest Mystery in Heliophysics
University of Alabama Huntsville

Dr. Mehmet Sarp Yalim, a research scientist in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $608,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Solar, Heliospheric and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE) grant to study a process known as Joule, or Cowling, heating.

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Newswise: New Physics Needed? Maybe
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New Physics Needed? Maybe
Southern Methodist University

An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.

Newswise: A Moonshot for the World’s Oceans
Released: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A Moonshot for the World’s Oceans
University of Miami

Ved Chirayath has been awarded the prestigious Moore Inventor Fellowship to advance his work in mapping the world’s oceans.

Newswise:Video Embedded webb-provides-another-look-into-galactic-collisions
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Released: 18-Sep-2024 10:10 AM EDT
NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Arp 107, a pair of interacting galaxies, shines brightly in high-resolution infrared light. A collision, which occurred hundreds of millions ago, created a tenuous bridge of gas and dust that connects the two galaxies, and started a new wave of star formation that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures clearly.

Newswise: Magnifying Deep Space Through the “Carousel Lens”
Released: 18-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Magnifying Deep Space Through the “Carousel Lens”
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology.

Newswise: Vishveshwara Seamlessly Weaves Science and Art Together
Released: 17-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Vishveshwara Seamlessly Weaves Science and Art Together
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Her father was a renowned physicist who studied black holes, and her mother is a prominent molecular biophysicist. You could say that physics is in her DNA. But physics isn’t the only thing in Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Smitha Vishveshwara’s blood; so are the arts.

Newswise: NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe
Released: 17-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Using Hubble, astronomers have found more black holes in the early universe than previously thought. They went black hole hunting in the landmark Hubble Ultra Deep Field, first revealed in 2004, and in following observations to look for supermassive black holes.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: SpaceX’s Successful First Commercial Space Mission
George Washington University

SpaceX’s first commercial space mission, Polaris Dawn, arrived home safely and officially made history. ...

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Released: 13-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
A Cosmic Question Mark?
Wellesley College

A cosmic question mark?

Newswise:Video Embedded curious-by-nature-dr-robert-ferl-how-you-too-can-go-to-space
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Released: 13-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Curious by Nature: Dr. Robert Ferl - How You Too Can Go to Space
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Dr. Robert Ferl, a molecular biologist and professor at the University of Florida, discusses his work on understanding how organisms, particularly plants, adapt to extreme environments, including space. He highlights his recent spaceflight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, where he conducted experiments to study the effects of space travel on plants.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Unraveling the mystery surrounding the creation of heavy elements in stars
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists uncover new experimental data that will help them better understand how heavy elements are created in stars and the processes that shape the chemical makeup of the universe.

Newswise: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Unparalleled Vision Will Revolutionize Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Unparalleled Vision Will Revolutionize Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves all carry information about the Universe. Multi-messenger astronomy brings together these four signals to investigate astronomical events from multiple cosmic perspectives.

Newswise: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Unparalleled Vision Will Revolutionize Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Unparalleled Vision Will Revolutionize Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves all carry information about the Universe. Multi-messenger astronomy brings together these four signals to investigate astronomical events from multiple cosmic perspectives.

Newswise: La visión incomparable del Observatorio Rubin revolucionará la astronomía
Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
La visión incomparable del Observatorio Rubin revolucionará la astronomía
Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Fotones, neutrinos, rayos cósmicos y ondas gravitacionales son los cuatro mensajeros que portan información crucial sobre las características del Universo y que permiten investigar los fenómenos astronómicos desde múltiples perspectivas cósmicas. Gracias a su avanzada tecnología, la cámara del Observatorio Rubin va a incrementar la cantidad de fuentes de mensajeros múltiples que se conocen, para obtener datos detallados de eventos específicos, localizando estos sucesos para que otros telescopios puedan realizar seguimientos.

Newswise: La visión incomparable del Observatorio Rubin revolucionará la astronomía
Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
La visión incomparable del Observatorio Rubin revolucionará la astronomía
Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Fotones, neutrinos, rayos cósmicos y ondas gravitacionales son los cuatro mensajeros que portan información crucial sobre las características del Universo y que permiten investigar los fenómenos astronómicos desde múltiples perspectivas cósmicas. Gracias a su avanzada tecnología, la cámara del Observatorio Rubin va a incrementar la cantidad de fuentes de mensajeros múltiples que se conocen, para obtener datos detallados de eventos específicos, localizando estos sucesos para que otros telescopios puedan realizar seguimientos.


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