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NASA"s Webb captures an ethereal view of NGC 346

Within a neighboring dwarf galaxy known as the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) lies a dramatic region of star birth—NGC 346, shown here. As the brightest and largest star-forming region in the SMC, it has been studied intensely by a variety of telesco.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailOct 10th, 2023

Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resolution X-Ray Universe

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a loss to science as a whole.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated News5 hr. 28 min. ago

Apple quietly gave the M4 MacBook Pro a quantum dot display

M4 MacBook Pro reviews mostly endorsed my own view that, while the machine would make a great purchase for Intel MBP owners, there isn’t a compelling reason for any M-series user to upgrade. However, it turns out that Apple quietly gave the late.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated News5 hr. 28 min. ago

NASA tests new AI chatbot to make sense of complex data

NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered chatbot aimed at making sense of vast amounts of Earth-related science data......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News11 hr. 29 min. ago

Epic Gravity Lens Lines Up Seven-Galaxy View

A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Jonny Kim’s Third Act: NASA Astronaut

Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as flight engineer for the crew of Expedition 72/73.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Telescope for NASA"s Roman mission complete, delivered to Goddard

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, which includes a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Survey provides a snapshot of scientific thought on animal emotions and consciousness

The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of animal behavior, providing a unique view of current scientific thought on animal emotions and consciousness......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Swift Observatory studies a pair of gas-churning monster black holes

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Climate policy monitor reveals net zero regulations surge globally but implementation gap remains

As countries meet at COP29 in Baku, a new Oxford University study, developed through pro-bono partnerships with 48 leading law firms around the world, provides the most detailed view yet of how key economic rules are aligning—or not—to climate go.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Surgical complications really brought home the value of Apple’s Health Records feature

Apple first launched its Health Records feature way back in 2018, to provide a unified view of our own health records. Recent complications following surgery really showed how valuable this could be if universally adopted, not just for us as patie.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this." Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

From swamps to Appalachia, how South of Midnight captures a seldom-seen America

We got a much closer look at Xbox's upcoming South of Midnight, giving us a better feel of how its bringing the American south to life......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

New research challenges dark matter theory in galaxy formation

The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early universe predicted that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would see dim signals from small, primitive galaxies. But data are not confirming the popular hypothesis that invisible dark matter.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: November 12, 2024

Cloud Security Lead CIÉ – Córas Iompair Éireann | Ireland | Hybrid – View job details As a Cloud Security Lead, you will ensure the security of CIE’s Azure environment by developing and implementing cloud security strat.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Monitoring Webb"s mirrors for optimal optics

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space. Its mirror is composed of 18 individual segments that have been aligned so accurately, that they effectively work as a single giant (21.6-foot, or 6......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. This galaxy is a multi-talented light show, showing off an impressive array of different celes.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

NASA astronauts keep quiet about medical issue returning from ISS

Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA astronauts won"t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time

NASA wants to bring back supersonic air travel with its X-59 jet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Astronaut’s photo shows Earth as you’ve never seen it before

NASA's oldest serving astronaut has shared an image taken from the space station that shows Earth in a most unusual way......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024