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Science & ROGER PENROSE - A Free Online Webinar August 3 - 6, 2021 On the Occasion of his 90th Birthday and Nobel Prize
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona
Free Live Webinar August 3 - 6, 2021 9:00 am - 12:30 pm (PST/AZ) 4 sessions 20 speakers
Boundary of heliosphere mapped for the first time
Los Alamos National Laboratory
For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better understanding of how solar and interstellar winds interact.
Astronomers spot a 'blinking giant' near the centre of the Galaxy
University of Cambridge
Astronomers have spotted a giant 'blinking' star towards the centre of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.
Astronomy Meets Pathology to Identify Predictive Biomarkers for Cancer Immunotherapy
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Pairing sky-mapping algorithms with advanced immunofluorescence imaging of cancer biopsies, researchers at The Mark Foundation Center for Advanced Genomics and Imaging at Johns Hopkins University and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy developed a robust platform to guide immunotherapy by predicting which cancers will respond to specific therapies targeting the immune system.
CHIME Telescope and Collaborative Efforts from WVU Lead to the Detection of More than 500 Fast Radio Bursts
West Virginia University
With the help of the radio telescope located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, operated by the National Research Council of Canada, in British Columbia, Canada, the telescope has nearly quadrupled the number of FRB discovered to date.
Astronomers Probe Layer-Cake Structure of Brown Dwarf's Atmosphere
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Researchers used the giant W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to observe a nearby brown dwarf in infrared light. They found that the dwarf's atmosphere has a layer-cake structure with clouds of different composition at different altitudes.
A study shows the unexpected effect of black holes beyond their own galaxies
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)
At the heart of almost every sufficiently massive galaxy there is a black hole whose gravitational field, although very intense, affects only a small region around the centre of the galaxy.
Earth's meteorite impacts over past 500 million years tracked
Lund University
For the first time, a unique study conducted at Lund University in Sweden has tracked the meteorite flux to Earth over the past 500 million years.
Cosmic cartographers map the nearby Universe revealing the diversity of star-forming galaxies
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has completed the first census of molecular clouds in the nearby Universe. The study produced the first images of nearby galaxies with the same sharpness and quality as optical imaging and revealed that stellar nurseries do not all look and act the same. In fact, they're as diverse as the people, homes, neighborhoods, and regions that make up our own world.
Qorvo Provides Key Enabling Technology for Identifying, Mapping and Tracking Threats from Near-Earth Objects Â
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
NRAO, Green Bank Telescope, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) are working in collaboration to improve planetary radar capabilities. With the addition of Qorvo's Spatium power amplifier technology, the project now has the power to identify and characterize even small NEOs earlier with more precision.
Scientists identify a rare magnetic propeller in a binary star system
University of Notre Dame
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have identified the first eclipsing magnetic propeller in a cataclysmic variable star system, according to research forthcoming in the Astrophysical Journal.
Awaiting the W.H. UFO report: Kelly Smith explores the social/conceptual/ethical issues surrounding life in space
Clemson University
NASA Awards The University of Texas at El Paso $2 Million Grant
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso has earned a $2 million grant from NASA to develop technologies to mine ice on the moon for future deep space exploration.
Notre Dame experiment is en route to the space station; could lead to more effective early cancer screenings
University of Notre Dame
The study, led by Tengfei Luo, a professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, will be initiated by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
SLAC's Panofsky fellows talk about what makes their research so exciting
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Among the many scientists who push the frontiers of knowledge at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Panofsky fellows stand out.
Venus Expert Available to Comment on New NASA Missions to Explore Planet Habitability
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Massive Protostar Jets May be Very Different from Lower-Mass Systems
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A highly-detailed VLA image indicates that the jets of material propelled outward by young stars much more massive than the Sun may be very different from those ejected by less-massive young stars.
Thomas Jefferson University Sends Research into Space
Thomas Jefferson University
Three projects from Philadelphia will become part of the first-ever private mission to the International Space Station
Space Debris Recently Struck the ISS. This Small Device Could Stop it From Happening Again
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal
UNLV Engineering and Dental Researchers Team with NASA, Colgate on June 3 Space Launch
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
First-of-its-kind device developed by UNLV for International Space Station experiment will test microgravity and Earth differences in growth and treatment of oral bacteria.
NRAO Selects Contractor for Next-Generation VLA Antenna Development
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory has selected a contractor to design and build a prototype antenna for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA). a proposed array of 263 dish antennas spread across North America.
Dark Energy Survey releases most precise look at the universe's evolution
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
The Dark Energy Survey collaboration has created the largest ever maps of the distribution and shapes of galaxies, tracing both ordinary and dark matter in the universe out to a distance of over 7 billion light years. The results are based on the first three years of data from the survey.
Dark Energy Survey Releases Most Precise Look at the Universe's Evolution
NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
In 29 new scientific papers, the Dark Energy Survey examines the largest-ever maps of galaxy distribution and shapes, extending more than 7 billion light-years across the Universe. The extraordinarily precise analysis, which includes data from the survey's first three years, contributes to the most powerful test of the current best model of the Universe, the standard cosmological model. However, hints remain from earlier DES data and other experiments that matter in the Universe today is a few percent less clumpy than predicted.
Lopsided Galaxy NGC 2276
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
The magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 2276 looks a bit lopsided in this Hubble Space Telescope snapshot. A bright hub of older yellowish stars normally lies directly in the center of most spiral galaxies. But the bulge in NGC 2276 looks offset to the upper left.
Similar states of activity identified in supermassive and stellar mass black holes
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)
The researchers Juan A. Fernandez-Ontiveros, of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) in Rome and Teo Munoz-Darias, of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), have written an article in which they describe the different states of activity of a large sample of supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies.
Experiments validate the possibility of helium rain in Jupiter and Saturn
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
An international team of researchers, including scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, the University of Rochester and the University of California, Berkeley, detail experimental evidence validating the existence of helium rain inside of planets like Jupiter and Saturn, supporting a nearly 40-year-old hypothesis.
Study reveals new details on what happened in the first microsecond of Big Bang
University of Copenhagen
About 14 billion years ago, our universe changed from being a lot hotter and denser to expanding radically - a process that scientists have named 'The Big Bang'.
Does the Milky Way move like a spinning top?
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)
An investigation carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) ?ofia Chrobakova, a doctoral student at the IAC and the University of La Laguna (ULL), and Martin Lopez Corredoira, questions one of the most interesting findings about the dynamics of the Milky Way in recent years: the precession, or the wobble in the axis of rotation of the disc warp is incorrect.
Probing Deeper into Origins of Cosmic Rays
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Researchers know cosmic rays originate from the multitude of stars in the Milky Way and other galaxies. The difficulty is tracing the particles to specific sources, because the turbulence of interstellar gas, plasma, and dust causes them to scatter and rescatter in different directions. In AIP Advances, researchers developed a simulation model to better understand these and other cosmic ray transport characteristics, with the goal of developing algorithms to enhance existing detection techniques.
Critical solar observations from NSF's GONG network now maintained by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
Recently, NSF's NSO successfully transitioned the processing of these important observations of the Sun's magnetic field and lower atmosphere to the operational control of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a move that will ensure reliable delivery of the data to the NOAA's space weather forecasters who are the nation's official civilian source for space weather watches, warnings, alerts, and forecasts.
New insights into behavior of ultra-dense star core
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Neutron stars are often gravitationally locked with another star and over time siphon off some of the other star's outermost surfaces. Now, a scientist at PPPL has helped explain two phenomena associated with this process that have long baffled researchers.
Champions in Science: Profile of Seth Johnson, National Science Bowl(r) Competitor
Department of Energy, Office of Science
Supercomputer programmer Seth Johnson might be the ultimate insider at the National Science Bowl(r) competitions. He competed on his high school NSB team and now volunteers at the regional and national events.
36 Dwarf Galaxies Had Simultaneous "Baby Boom" of New Stars
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Three dozen dwarf galaxies far from each other had a simultaneous "baby boom" of new stars, an unexpected discovery that challenges current theories on how galaxies grow and may enhance our understanding of the universe. Galaxies more than 1 million light-years apart should have completely independent lives in terms of when they give birth to new stars. But galaxies separated by up to 13 million light-years slowed down and then simultaneously accelerated their birth rate of stars, according to a Rutgers-led study published in the Astrophysical Journal.
Plasma jets reveal magnetic fields far, far away
Nagoya University
For the first time, researchers have observed plasma jets interacting with magnetic fields in a massive galaxy cluster 600 million light years away, thanks to the help of radio telescopes and supercomputer simulations.
Rare 4000 year comets can cause meteor showers on Earth
SETI Institute
Comets that circle the Sun in very elongated orbits spread their debris so thin along their orbit or eject it out of the solar system altogether that their meteor showers are hard to detect.
Not all theories can explain the black hole M87*
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main
As first pointed out by the German astronomer Karl Schwarzschild, black holes bend space-time to an extreme degree due to their extraordinary concentration of mass, and heat up the matter in their vicinity so that it begins to glow.
Hubble Tracks Down Fast Radio Bursts to Galaxies' Spiral Arms
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Astronomers are on the trail of one of the universe's most enigmatic events: powerful bursts of radio waves that disappear in the blink of an eye. Using Hubble, they have traced the radio bursts to the spiral arms of distant galaxies.
Searching for the Origins of Presolar Grains
Department of Energy, Office of Science
Some meteorites contain microscopic grains of stardust created by nucleosynthesis before our solar system existed. Many grains contain sulfur isotopes that are clues to the grains' origins in novae and supernovae. Sulfur production from nucleosynthesis depends on the prior production of argon-34. Scientists created and studied argon-34 and established criteria for determining whether particular grains originated in novae or supernovae.
NASA's Webb to Study How Massive Stars' Blasts of Radiation Influence Their Environments
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
The Orion Bar is a ridge-like feature of gas and dust that is being sculpted by the intense radiation from neighboring, hot, young stars. In reality, the Orion Bar is not really a "bar" at all. Instead, it contains a lot of structure and several distinct zones. For the first time, Webb will be able to separate and study these different zones' physical conditions.
Alien radioactive element prompts creation rethink
Australian National University
The first-ever discovery of an extraterrestrial radioactive isotope on Earth has scientists rethinking the origins of the elements on our planet.
UCI-Led Team Challenges Existence of Recently Proposed Exoplanet at Barnard's Star
University of California, Irvine
In 2018, astronomers announced that they had discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, our solar system's second-closest stellar neighbor, but further analysis by an international group of researchers headed by a graduate student at the University of California, Irvine has cast doubt on the finding.
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Team Begins 3D Mapping of Universe
University of California, Irvine
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration launched a new era in cosmology today with a five-year endeavor to construct the largest three-dimensional map of the universe. Comprised of nearly 500 scientists from around the globe, including astronomers at the University of California, Irvine, the DESI group will collect spectral data from more than 30 million galaxies to study dark energy, an as-yet-unknown substance believed to be causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.
To Map the Universe, Astrophysicists Launch Largest Sky Survey Yet
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Nearly 40 years after creating the first, iconic map of the universe, researchers aim for the largest map ever.
New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came together
Ohio State University
New research provides the best evidence to date into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together, including the merger with a key satellite galaxy
Successful Start of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Follows Record-Setting Trial Run
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of "dark energy" is beginning officially today, May 17, at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. To complete its quest, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will capture and study the light from tens of millions of galaxies and other distant objects in the universe.
Astronomy Educators Awarded $2.8M to Inspire Minority Youth to Pursue STEM Careers
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Using robotic telescopes and other engaging astronomy activities, researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian hope to spark interest in the sciences.
Staring into space: Physicists predict neutron stars may be bigger than previously imagined
Florida State University
That neutron star is the densest celestial body that astronomers can observe, with a mass about 1.4 times the size of the sun. However, there is still little known about these impressive objects. Now, a Florida State University researcher has published a piece in Physical Review Letters arguing that new measurements related to the neutron skin of a lead nucleus may require scientists to rethink theories regarding the overall size of neutron stars. In short, neutron stars may be larger than scientists previously predicted.
Scientists find molecular patterns that may help identify extraterrestrial life
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Scientists have begun the search for extraterrestrial life in the Solar System in earnest, but such life may be subtly or profoundly different from Earth-life, and methods based on detecting particular molecules as biosignatures may not apply to life with a different evolutionary history.
By Jove! Jupiter Shows Its Stripes and Colors
NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Stunning new images of Jupiter from Gemini North and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcase the planet at infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths of light. These views reveal details in atmospheric features such as the Great Red Spot, superstorms, and gargantuan cyclones stretching across the planet's disk. Three interactive images allow you to compare observations of Jupiter at these different wavelengths and explore the gas giant's clouds yourself!
National Radio Astronomy Observatory featured in the 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Three projects from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory are featured in the National Science Foundation-funded 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase running May 11 to May 18, showcasing the Observatory's commitment to equity, social justice, and creative solutions to engagement during COVID-19.
How planets form controls elements essential for life
Rice University
The prospects for life on a given planet depend not only on where it forms but also how, according to Rice University scientists.
In the emptiness of space, Voyager I detects plasma 'hum'
Cornell University
Voyager 1 - one of two sibling NASA spacecraft launched 44 years ago and now the most distant human-made object in space - still works and zooms toward infinity.
Supernovae Twins Open Up New Possibilities for Precision Cosmology
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Cosmologists have found a way to double the accuracy of measuring distances to supernova explosions - one of their tried-and-true tools for studying the mysterious dark energy that is making the universe expand faster and faster.
Space weather and solar blobs
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Scientists at PPPL have been awarded three grants from NASA totaling over $2 million to conduct research that could help predict the potentially damaging effects of blasts of subatomic particles from the sun.
Dark Matter Detection
University of Delaware
University of Delaware's Swati Singh is among a small group of researchers across the dark matter community that have begun to wonder if they are looking for the right type of dark matter. Singh, Jack Manley, a UD doctoral student, and collaborators at the University of Arizona and Haverford College, have proposed a new way to look for the particles that might make up dark matter by repurposing existing tabletop sensor technology.
Johns Hopkins Scientists Model Saturn's Interior
Johns Hopkins University
New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field.
IMAGE RELEASE: New Look at a Bright Stellar Nursery
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
New, high-resolution VLA images of a giant molecular cloud where new stars are being born show changes since a set of observations made more than two decades ago. Tracking changes in this region over time can reveal new details about the process of star formation and the interactions of outflows from young stars.
Uncovering secrets of the sun
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
WVU physicists are uncovering secrets of the sun's turbulent surface in the lab. A new study featured on the cover of the March 2021 issue of Physics of Plasmas is the first published research from the PHASMA experiment in the Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computation Physics.
Small galaxies likely played important role in evolution of the Universe
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
A study led by University of Minnesota researchers found evidence of the first-ever galaxy in a "blow-away" state, which could give more insight into the Universe's early stages.
An Astronomer's Menagerie
NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
This image of the dwarf galaxy Sextans B, taken with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, contains a menagerie of astronomical objects, from bright stars in the foreground to distant galaxies hiding in the background. The galaxy itself contains both the cradles and the graves of stars, hosting star-forming regions as well as stellar death shrouds.
Hubble Watches How a Giant Planet Grows
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Researchers using Hubble directly measured the mass growth rate of PDS 70b for the first time by using the observatory's unique ultraviolet sensitivities to capture radiation from extremely hot gas falling onto the planet.
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab - Water purification, infant-warming device, cuff-based heart disease monitor, ancient magnetic fields
Globus Helps Preserve Precious Astronomy Data from the Arecibo Observatory
Globus
Within weeks of Arecibo's collapse, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) entered into an agreement with the University of Central Florida (UCF), the Engagement and Performance Operations Center (EPOC), the Arecibo Observatory, the Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence Pilot (CICoE Pilot), and Globus at the University of Chicago. Together, they're moving the Arecibo radio telescope data to TACC's Ranch, a long-term data mass storage system.
Using cosmic-ray neutron bursts to understand gamma-ray bursts from lightning
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Analysis of data from a lightning mapper and a small, hand-held radiation detector has unexpectedly shed light on what a gamma-ray burst from lightning might look like - by observing neutrons generated from soil by very large cosmic-ray showers. The work took place at the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Cosmic Ray Observatory in Mexico.
Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere
Trinity College Dublin
An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen's University Belfast, and including researchers from Trinity College Dublin, has detected a new chemical signature in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet (a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun).
ALMA Shows Massive Young Stars Forming in "Chaotic Mess"
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers used ALMA to study three young, high-mass stars and found a "chaotic mess." They conclude that their observations support a proposed "disordered infall" model for massive young stars.
'Smart Shirt' Takes a Trip to Space for Science
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
A technology-packed tank top offers a simple, effective way to track astronauts' vital signs and physiological changes during spaceflight, according to research being presented at the American Physiological Society annual meeting during the Experimental Biology (EB) 2021 meeting, held virtually April 27-30.
Icy clouds could have kept early Mars warm enough for rivers and lakes, study finds
University of Chicago
A new study led by University of Chicago planetary scientist Edwin Kite finds Mars could have had a thin layer of icy, high-altitude clouds that caused a greenhouse effect, allowing rivers and lakes to flow.
Humungous flare from sun's nearest neighbor breaks records
University of Colorado Boulder
Scientists have spotted the largest flare ever recorded from the sun's nearest neighbor, the star Proxima Centauri.
Hubble Captures Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Hubble is marking its 31st anniversary in orbit with this image of a "celebrity star." AG Carinae is one of the brightest stars seen in our Milky Way galaxy, encircled by a glowing halo of gas and dust.
Using exoplanets as dark matter detectors
Ohio State University
In the continuing search for dark matter in our universe, scientists believe they have found a unique and powerful detector: exoplanets.
A growing problem of 'deepfake geography': How AI falsifies satellite images
University of Washington
Using satellite photos of three cities and drawing upon methods used to manipulate video and audio files, a team of researchers led by the University of Washington set out to identify new ways of detecting fake satellite photos and warn of the dangers of falsified geospatial data.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supernova Discovery
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Outback radio telescope discovers dense, spinning, dead star
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Astronomers have discovered a pulsar--a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos--using a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia.
NASA's Webb to Study Young Exoplanets on the Edge
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Webb will probe the atmospheres of nearby known exoplanets, such as HR 8799 and 51 Eridani b, at infrared wavelengths. Webb also will hunt for other distant worlds--possibly down to Saturn-size--on the outskirts of planetary systems that cannot be detected with ground-based telescopes.
Record-breaking stellar flare from nearby star recorded in multiple wavelengths for the first time
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observed a record-breaking stellar flare from Proxima Centauri. The study also marks the first time that a powerful stellar flare, other than those from the Sun, has been observed with such complete wavelength coverage.
Georgia Tech Shares $15M From NASA to Advance Deep Space Exploration
Georgia Institute of Technology
NASA awards Georgia Tech, along with 11 partner universities, $15 million over five years to fund the Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS) - a new Space Technology Research Institute focused on advancing electric propulsion ground testing needed for future deep space missions.
Marine Animals Inspire New Approaches to Structural Topology Optimization
Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) have uncovered a new approach to structural topology optimization is outlined that unifies both design and manufacturing to create novel microstructures. Potential applications range from improved facial implants for cranial reconstruction to better ways to get materials into space for planetary exploration.
Stone Skipping Techniques Can Improve Reentry of Space Vehicles
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
In Physics of Fluids, scientists reveal several key factors that influence the number of bounces a skipping stone will undergo when hitting the water. The study involved theoretical modeling and an experimental setup using a model stone to gather data in real time and that allowed a motor to apply a controlled spin to the disk prior to launch. The investigators found that vertical acceleration and the spin direction influence the result.
CUR Physics and Astronomy Division Announces 2021 Barlow Awardees
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
The Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research announces the 2021 recipients of the Nadine Barlow Undergraduate Research Support Awards. The awards seek to assist undergraduate students in conducting faculty-mentored research.
NASA awards $2 million for Wichita State professor to study the sun
Wichita State University
Wichita State University's Dr. Nick Solomey, professor of physics, has been awarded a $2 million grant from NASA for his work on developing a neutrino detector to work in space and close to the sun.
Fast radio bursts shown to include lower frequency radio waves than previously detected
McGill University
Since fast radio bursts (FRBs) were first discovered over a decade ago, scientists have puzzled over what could be generating these intense flashes of radio waves from outside of our galaxy.
UChicago scientists available to discuss groundbreaking Muon g-2 results
University of Chicago
Telescopes unite in unprecedented observations of famous black hole
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of the science story to be told.
Multi-wavelength Observations Reveal Impact of Black Hole on M87 Galaxy
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A multiwavelength campaign of observations gave astronomers a "big picture" view of the region near the galaxy M87's supermassive black hole and also the distant regions it affects.
FSU expert available to comment on anniversary of first human in space, legacy of space race
Florida State University
New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Los Alamos National Laboratory
While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries.
NSF Donates 21 Housing Units to White Sands Habitat for Humanity
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
The prefabricated units are designed to be taken completely apart. The walls and roof fold down into two sections. Once disassembled, the houses can be shipped flat with each house fitting on two trailers.
Space Telescope Science Institute Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
The Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The institute is home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, and mission and science operations for the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.
Research demonstrates that asteroid deflection can be enhanced by different neutron energies
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A research collaboration between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Air Force Institute of Technology investigates how the neutron energy output from a nuclear device detonation can affect the deflection of an asteroid. Scientists compared the resulting asteroid deflection from two different neutron energy sources, representative of fission and fusion neutrons, allowing for side-by-side comparisons. The goal was to understand which neutron energies released from a nuclear explosion are better for deflecting an asteroid and why, potentially paving the way for optimized deflection performance.
Caught Speeding: Clocking the Fastest-Spinning Brown Dwarfs
NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Astronomers at Western University have discovered the most rapidly rotating brown dwarfs known. They found three brown dwarfs that each complete a full rotation roughly once every hour. That rate is so extreme that if these "failed stars" rotated any faster, they could come close to tearing themselves apart. Identified by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the brown dwarfs were then studied by ground-based telescopes including Gemini North, which confirmed their surprisingly speedy rotation.
Black Hole Pairs Found in Distant Merging Galaxies
NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Astronomers have found two close pairs of quasars in the distant Universe. Follow-up observations with Gemini North spectroscopically resolved one of the distant quasar pairs, after their discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope and Gaia spacecraft. These quasars are closer together than any pair of quasars found so far away, providing strong evidence for the existence of supermassive black hole pairs as well as crucial insight into galaxy mergers in the early Universe.
Mapping the Universe with eBOSS: Will Percival live webcast
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Watch the live webcast on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 pm ET.
Hubble Spots Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Astronomers are "seeing double," uncovering two close pairs of ancient quasars that reside at the centers of merging galaxies. These brilliant light beacons are powered by supermassive black holes feeding on material, unleashing a torrent of radiation.
Space policy continues to shoot for the Moon: ASU Thunderbird's newest professor says space appears to be one thing Trump and Biden agree on
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Expert in Industry of Outer Space, Greg Autry Joins Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Press Release Announcement: Space-Sector Expert Joins ASU Thunderbird
From stardust to pale blue dot: Carbon's interstellar journey to Earth
University of Michigan
We are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies including University of Michigan research finds that may be more true than we previously thought.
STScI to Host Science Writers' Workshop: Towards the Comprehensive Characterization of Exoplanets
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
On Monday, April 19, 2021, journalists are invited to attend a virtual workshop for science writers on characterizing planets orbiting other stars. The workshop is hosted by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland.
NASA OSIRIS-REx's final asteroid observation run
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is on the brink of discovering the extent of the mess it made on asteroid Bennu's surface during last fall's sample collection event.
