Rubin Observatory"s 3.5-meter secondary mirror installed
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror has been installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile. The glass mirror—made by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies—is the first permanent com.....»»
Evidence of the amino acid tryptophan found in space
Using data from the Spitzer space observatory, Dr. Susana Iglesias-Groth, a researcher from The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found evidence for the existence of the amino acid tryptophan in the interstellar material in a nearby st.....»»
The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Max (HBO), and more
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Black Mirror, and Righteous Gemstones return for new seasons and The Full Monty is also on the list of best new shows to stream!.....»»
Black Mirror season 6 has sparked a heated debate among Netflix fans
Netflix viewers can't agree on the best (and worst) Black Mirror season 6 episodes......»»
How to make everything on your MacBook automatically appear on an external display
If you ever connect a MacBook to an external display, there’s one display setting that you should know about. I must admit that I used a MacBook with a secondary monitor for years before I realized how primary displays work. more… The post How.....»»
5 underrated Black Mirror episodes you need to watch
The sixth season of Black Mirror is finally here. Once you power through the five episodes, consider rewatching these older, underrated ones......»»
Samsung’s Odyssey OLED G9 Monitor is now Available Globally
There's also a separate model without the pre-installed streaming and gaming features. Samsung recently announced that its high-end Odyssey OLED G9 is now available for buyers worldwide, giving more users the opportunity to experience one o.....»»
New observatory instrument sets its sights on Turtle Nebula
A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects galaxies across the universe has captured its first image, a milestone known in astronomy as "first light." The Keck Cosmic Reionization Mapper (KCRM) at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Ma.....»»
James Webb gives us a front-row seat to star birth in the Virgo constellation
James Webb has captured a beautiful snapshot of star birth in the Virgo constellation. The latest image from the powerful observatory takes a closer look … The post James Webb gives us a front-row seat to star birth in the Virgo constellation a.....»»
Satellite images show colossal damage from Ukraine"s destroyed Kakhovka dam
Before and after satellite footage taken by Maxar Technologies shows the extent of flooding after an explosion at a dam in the currently Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine.Before the explosion, the 30-meter-high and two-kilometer-lon.....»»
Poem: "Lyrebird"
Science in meter and verse.....»»
Recording the entire process of a tera-electron volt gamma-ray burst during the death of a massive star
New research findings on the gamma-ray burst (GRB) named GRB 221009A from the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) were published online by the journal Science on June 8, 2023. The study, titled "A tera-electron volt afterglow from a n.....»»
Gemini North telescope’s chipped mirror has been repaired
The large Gemini North telescope suffered damage last year when its primary mirror was chipped. Now it's back and has captured an image of the Pinwheel Galaxy......»»
Boeing hit with a lawsuit over alleged “theft” of SLS rocket tools
"Without the engines installed and fitted perfectly, the rocket could not launch." Enlarge / The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen before the Artemis I launch. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) A Colorado-based company, W.....»»
Gemini North back on sky with dazzling image of supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy
The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, has returned from a seven-month hiatus literally with a bang, as it has captured the spectacular aftermath of a supernova, a massive star that exp.....»»
Astronomers observe giant tails of helium escaping Jupiter-like planet
A team of astronomers has used observations from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory to discover some of the longest tails of gas yet observed escaping a planet......»»
Not your average space explosion: Very long baseline array finds classical novae are anything but simple
While studying classical novae using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a graduate researcher uncovered evidence showing that the objects may have been erroneously typecast as simple. The new observations, whi.....»»
A novel green photoreactor for the synthesis of desirable chiral enantiomers
Chirality of molecules is a crucial consideration in drug development as the enantiomeric purity of a compound can significantly impact its pharmacological properties. Chiral molecules possess mirror-image enantiomers that can exhibit distinct pharma.....»»
First detection of secondary supermassive black hole in a well-known binary system
Supermassive black holes that weigh several billion times the mass of our sun are present at the centers of active galaxies. Astronomers observe them as bright galactic cores where the galaxy's supermassive black hole devours matter from a violent wh.....»»
7 in 10 pupils want an education that helps them tackle the climate crisis, finds UK report
Secondary school pupils feel the climate change education they receive is too focused on passing exams and doesn't equip them with the skills they need to tackle the climate crisis, according to a new report......»»
Discovery of a new animal parasitic euglenid species in rice fields
A detailed investigation has led to the discovery of a new species of parasitic euglenid found in ostracods and other creatures residing in rice fields. This euglenid has undergone a secondary loss of its photosynthetic capability. The infection rate.....»»