Distant quasar J0439+1634 explored in X-rays
Using ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has conducted X-ray observations of the most distant known gravitationally lensed quasar—J0439+1634. Results of the study, published December 20 on the arXiv pre-print server,.....»»
Orion spacecraft enters distant retrograde orbit around the moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon, marking the start of its week-long orbit as part of the Artemis I mission......»»
Astronomers observe intra-group light—the elusive glow between distant galaxies
An international team of astronomers have turned a new technique onto a group of galaxies and the faint light between them—known as 'intra-group light'—to characterize the stars that dwell there......»»
James Webb Space Telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just scored another first: a detailed molecular and chemical portrait of a distant world's skies......»»
Star Wars’ distant past has potential for Game of Thrones-like drama
Star Wars' Andor is currently impressing with its Rebellion-era spy-thriller story, but the Old Republic has the potential for Game of Thrones-esque intrigue......»»
Synchrony with chaos: Blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody in nature what mathematics predicted
Imagine an old-growth forest in the fading light of a summer evening. As the last of the sun's rays disappear beneath the horizon, a tiny flash catches your eye......»»
A hard pillbug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey
The phrase "to swallow one's tongue" has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several languages to mean everything from falling silent to a general feeling of fear. While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow.....»»
Ray of hope? One place where reef manta rays are thriving
In a rare piece of good news in the marine world, scientists have found one place where reef manta rays are thriving......»»
Largest known manta ray population is thriving off the coast of Ecuador, new research shows
Scientists have identified off the coast of Ecuador a distinct population of oceanic manta rays that is more than 10 times larger than any other known subpopulation of the species......»»
Researchers explore statistical properties of early type stars derived from LAMOST DR8
Researchers led by Ph.D. candidate Guo Yanjun from Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have explored the dependency of the intrinsic binary fraction on derived stellar effective temperature, metallicity and projected rotatio.....»»
Black holes don"t always power gamma-ray bursts, new research shows
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been detected by satellites orbiting Earth as luminous flashes of the most energetic gamma-ray radiation lasting milliseconds to hundreds of seconds. These catastrophic blasts occur in distant galaxies, billions of light.....»»
The end is the beginning in The Witcher: Blood Origin teaser
Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin will give fans of the acclaimed fantasy series a window to the distant past and the creation of the first Witcher......»»
A new way of fabricating high-efficiency diffraction gratings for astronomical spectroscopy
Today, astronomers seek to observe the faintest and most distant objects possible. Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with apertures in the order of several dozen meters, are the next generation facilities to do so. However, building larger telescope.....»»
Artificial intelligence deciphers detector "clouds" to accelerate materials research
X-rays can be used like a superfast, atomic-resolution camera, and if researchers shoot a pair of X-ray pulses just moments apart, they get atomic-resolution snapshots of a system at two points in time. Comparing these snapshots shows how a material.....»»
New radio-loud high-redshift quasar discovered
European astronomers report the detection of a new powerful radio-loud quasar at a redshift of about 5.32. The newfound object, designated PSO J191.05696+86.43172, turns out to be one of the brightest radio quasars identified at such a high redshift......»»
IceCube neutrino analysis pegs possible galactic source for cosmic rays
Physicists re-analyzed 10 years of data and found a tantalizing excess of 79 neutrinos. Enlarge / Artist’s representation of a cosmic neutrino source shining above the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. Beneath the ice are.....»»
Island archaeology could be a model for space exploration
As a human future among the stars becomes ever closer, one University of Oregon professor looks to the distant past for clues about how we can get there......»»
Polarized X-rays reveal shape, orientation of extremely hot matter around black hole
Researchers' recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region immediately surrounding the black hole......»»
Researchers reveal a galaxy sparkling with the universe"s oldest star clusters
A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science, have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant globular cluster.....»»
Opinion: The Android-ification of Cars
Often left unsaid is that semis growth in autos is still fairly distant. Aside from companies who have been selling to auto makers for years, cars are still less than 10% revenue for most chip companies. And so it is difficult to draw up reliable for.....»»
Scientists bring back Earth"s "memory" with mountaintop ice
Humans are fascinated by our planet's distant past. Since human recorded history only goes back a few thousand years, we probe Earth's "memory" in various ways to uncover its secrets. One of these methods is to hunt for traces from the past, also kno.....»»