The James Webb Space Telescope operates around the clock, frequently astonishing researchers with its highly detailed — and incredibly precise — infrared images and data. These wavelengths of light, which lie beyond what our eyes can see, were largely out of reach at this level of detail until Webb began taking science observations July 12, 2022.
Measuring the dynamic movements of stars can help us improve our understanding of dark matter and how this invisible “glue” is dispersed in galaxies. A team of astronomers set their sights on the Draco dwarf galaxy, a system located about 250,000 light-years from Earth.
Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study suggests.
Uno de los desafíos más difíciles a los que se enfrentan los astrónomos modernos consiste en cómo son capaces de descubrir los tesoros cósmicos que se ocultan entre los enormes set de datos astronómicos. Con cada vez más estudios del cielo en marcha, los astrónomos necesitan aplicar técnicas innovadoras para buscar entre los datos de forma rápida y eficaz.
Uno de los desafíos más difíciles a los que se enfrentan los astrónomos modernos consiste en cómo son capaces de descubrir los tesoros cósmicos que se ocultan entre los enormes set de datos astronómicos. Con cada vez más estudios del cielo en marcha, los astrónomos necesitan aplicar técnicas innovadoras para buscar entre los datos de forma rápida y eficaz.
A new kind of quandary faced by modern astronomers is how to uncover cosmic gems within vast treasure troves of data. With increasingly large sky surveys underway, astronomers need innovative techniques to sift through the data quickly and effectively.
A new kind of quandary faced by modern astronomers is how to uncover cosmic gems within vast treasure troves of data. With increasingly large sky surveys underway, astronomers need innovative techniques to sift through the data quickly and effectively.
Astronomers have identified the nearest black hole to Earth–weighing an estimated 8,200 solar masses–using 20 years of Hubble telescope observations. It is in the heart of the globular star cluster Omega Centauri, located 17,700 light-years away.
Newly identified fast-moving stars in the star cluster Omega Centauri provide solid evidence for a central black hole in the cluster. With at least 8,200 solar masses, that black hole is the best candidate for a class of black holes astronomers have long believed to exist: intermediate-mass black holes, formed in the early stages of galaxy evolution.
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT), has developed technology for producing construction materials using in-situ resources from the moon.
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. The device known as XL-Calibur was launched from the Swedish Space Corporation’s Esrange Space Center, situated north of the Arctic Circle near Kiruna, Sweden, July 9.
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently went through a year’s long shut down and upgrade. Technical facilities and systems specialist Laura Boon is applying the skills from her experience working on the APS Upgrade Project to other accelerators across Argonne’s campus.
A team of astronomers has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising "super-Earth" covered in ice or water.
The North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (NA-ROAD) is pleased to announce the selection of 10 astronomy for development projects as part of the 2024 cohort. These projects will receive funding as part of the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP).
The North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (NA-ROAD) is pleased to announce the selection of 10 astronomy for development projects as part of the 2024 cohort. These projects will receive funding as part of the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP).
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is undergoing a significant upgrade to meet the burgeoning needs for high-precision positioning across various sectors. The new services aim to provide decimeter-level accuracy within minutes, a substantial improvement over the current capabilities.
Astronomers expect a “new” star will be visible in the sky by September following an explosion in the constellation Corona Borealis
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) space hardware team has delivered a payload for NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R (PTD-R) satellite.
PPPL physicists have developed a computer program incorporating machine learning that could help identify blobs of plasma in outer space known as plasmoids. In a novel twist, the program has been trained using simulated data.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating U.S. Independence Day with an observation of the protostar, hidden inside the dark molecular cloud L1527 in mid-infrared light, as it evolves. This vibrant new view highlights the behavior of this young object and traces the different concentrations of gas and dust surrounding the protostar.
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