TESS discovers nine new "hot Jupiters"
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered nine new "hot Jupiter" exoplanets. One of the newly detected alien worlds is almost four times more massive than Jupiter. The finding was p.....»»
Developer discovers new Mac mini model in Studio Display firmware file
"Macmini10,1" model identifier references a new Mac, but not much other info. Enlarge / The 2020, M1-equipped Apple Mac mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple's Mac Studio just came out, but there's some good news for anyone waiti.....»»
This extreme exoplanet’s atmosphere is being sunburned by its host star
Some of the most extreme exoplanets we've found are a type called hot Jupiters, where high temperatures lead to some weird and wonderful effects......»»
Hubble probes extreme weather on ultra-hot Jupiters
In studying a unique class of ultra-hot exoplanets, NASA Hubble Space Telescope astronomers may be in the mood for dancing to the Calypso party song "Hot, Hot, Hot." That's because these bloated Jupiter-sized worlds are so precariously close to their.....»»
Research discovers a pearl of hope for imperiled oyster reefs
University of Virginia researchers, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, are sharing the good news that the future of oyster reefs, which have experienced greater than 85% loss worldwide over the past two centuries, doesn't have to be bleak......»»
New Jupiter-sized exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and elsewhere have detected a new Jupiter-sized extrasolar world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-3757 b, is slightly larger th.....»»
Google Discovers Threat Actor Working as an "Initial Access Broker" for Conti Ransomware Hackers
Google's Threat Analysis Group has observed a financially-motivated threat actor working as an intermediary for the Russian hackers, including the Conti ransomware gang. From a report: The group, which Google refers to as "Exotic Lily," acts as an in.....»»
New study discovers novel inhibitory roles of hnRNPK in skeletal muscle cell differentiation
RNA-binding proteins perform multiple functions in cells, but how their pleiotropic functions are determined remains largely unknown. A research team led by Professor Kunihiro Tsuchida from Fujita Health University, Japan has discovered the pleiotrop.....»»
New research discovers surprising activity among organisms thriving in extremely deep, hot subseafloor
Since the discovery of the deep subseafloor biosphere in the mid-1990s, scientists have studied the conditions under which organisms thrive in this isolated and generally food-deprived environment and wondered which conditions set a limit to the exis.....»»
NASA’s TESS has discovered 5,000 exoplanet candidates
NASA's planet-hunting satellite, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has passed an impressive milestone, having identified 5,000 potential exoplanets......»»
NASA"s TESS hits milestone of 5,000 exoplanet candidates
The catalog of planet candidates found with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently passed 5,000 TOIs, or TESS Objects of Interest......»»
Astronomers find mysterious dusty object orbiting a star
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, was launched in 2018 with the goal of discovering small planets around the sun's nearest neighbor stars. TESS has so far discovered 172 confirmed exoplanets and compiled a list of 4703 candidate exopla.....»»
Security Firm Blumira Discovers Major New Log4j Attack Vector
Previously, one assumption about the 10 out of 10 Log4j security vulnerability was that it was limited to exposed vulnerable servers. We were wrong. The security company Blumira claims to have found a new, exciting Log4j attack vector. ZDNet reports:.....»»
Student discovers new shrimp species by chance
When biology student Mike Groenhof was making a phylogenetic tree of fifty shrimp species for his internship, one specimen turned out to be an undescribed species. The animal was collected by Naturalis scientist 18 years ago, and had been under the r.....»»
Neo discovers he still knows kung fu in latest Matrix Resurrections trailer
"We can't see it, but we're all trapped inside these strange repeating loops." Official trailer #2 for The Matrix Resurrections. Not even a full week has gone by since we got an exciting new trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, but with.....»»
Researchers observe the same genetic adaptation in two yeasts
A research group from the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), in the Science Park of the University of Valencia, has published in PLOS Genetics a study that discovers the genetic mechanisms by which Saccharomyces uvarum, one o.....»»
So metal: Newly discovered exoplanet is likely over 80 percent iron
It looks a lot like a hot version of the innermost planet in our Solar System. Enlarge / The TESS planet-finding observatory. (credit: NASA) For centuries, scientists only had a limited number of examples to look at when it ca.....»»
TESS discovers a planet the size of Mars but with the makeup of Mercury
Ultra-short-period planets are small, compact worlds that whip around their stars at close range, completing an orbit—and a single, scorching year—in less than 24 hours. How these planets came to be in such extreme configurations is one of the co.....»»
The shortest-period gas-giant exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international group of astronomers has detected a new, ultra-hot gas giant exoplanet with an extremely short orbital period. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-2109b is about five ti.....»»
VR helps parents visualise child"s surgery
Click discovers how VR helps parents decide whether to go through with surgery for their child......»»
No transits of Proxima Centauri planets in high-cadence TESS data
Our closest stellar neighbor is Proxima Centauri, an M-type (red dwarf) star located over 4.24 light-years away (part of the Alpha Centauri trinary system). In 2016, the astronomical community was astounded to learn that an Earth-like planet orbited.....»»