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Webb telescope captures Ring Nebula in gorgeous detail

The James Webb Space Telescope has just served up a couple more sublime images, this time showing the Ring Nebula in astonishing detail......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 22nd, 2023

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produces its first magnetic field maps of the sun"s corona

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO), achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing its first detailed maps of the sun's coron.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Image: James Webb Space Telescope observes nearby star-forming region NGC 1333 in infrared

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region NGC 1333. We can see planetary mass objects, newborn stars, and brown dwarfs; some of the faintest "stars" in this mosaic ima.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Astronomers track bubbles on star"s surface

For the first time, astronomers have captured images of a star other than the sun in enough detail to track the motion of bubbling gas on its surface. The images of the star, R Doradus, were obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

More than maps: New atlas captures the state of global river systems through human context

The word "atlas," may conjure images of giant books chock full of maps and a dizzying array of facts and figures. However, the new book "The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas" tells the story of these waterways long before human interventi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Investigators identify predators threatening Madagascar"s iconic primates

In 2003, a team of primatologists led by the University of Colorado Boulder trapped, tagged and released a male ring-tailed lemur in the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve in Madagascar. The researchers captured him one more time in 2004, but after that,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

See the gorgeous images of Mercury taken by BepiColombo

The European Space Agency's BepiColombo spacecraft recently made a close flyby of Mercury, and it snapped some stunning pictures along the way......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Hubble and Chandra find supermassive black hole duo

Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Ch.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Hidden, compact galaxies in the distant universe—searching for the secrets behind the little red dots

Astronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges even the most skillful creatures in mimicry—like the mimic octopus. This creature can imp.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 8th, 2024

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Digital Trends readers! How would you like the opportunity to potentially win an Amazfit Balance smartwatch and a Helio Ring? You’ll get just that and to enter, all you have to do is share your thoughts with us by filling out our reader survey......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

This EV will make you grin from ear to ear—the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Hyundai N's attention to detail is on vivid display with this performance EV. Enlarge / Other automakers have half-heartedly tuned their EVs, but Hyundai's N brand has gone all-out with the Ioniq 5, and the results are spectacula.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Apple hints at smart ring plans with its unsubtle Apple Watch survey

While an Apple smart ring has long been rumored, it appears the company is at least considering it more, according to a recent survey of Apple Watch users viewed by AppleInsider......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

NASA"s Hubble, MAVEN help solve the mystery of Mars"s escaping water

Mars was once a very wet planet, as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and MA.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Study shows how amateur astronomers can aid in Jupiter weather monitoring

Jupiter's striking appearance comes from its stormy atmosphere. Swirling clouds surround the gas giant, and their distribution reflects the planet's weather. Scientists have used professional observatories such as the Very Large Telescope in Chile (w.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Astronaut captures a meteor exploding in the atmosphere over Earth

An incredible new video taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shows a meteor exploding as it hits the planet's atmosphere......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

3D imaging allows researchers to observe degradation of micro- and nanoplastics with unprecedented detail

In a global first, University of Waterloo researchers have used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Outer solar system is more populated than previously thought, research reveals

Survey observations using the Subaru Telescope's ultra-widefield prime focus camera have revealed that there may be a population of small bodies further out in the Kuiper Belt waiting to be discovered......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia"s path in more detail than ever before

A zero-carbon mindset must "become the new normal" in Australia, according to a much-anticipated report from the federal government's independent climate advisory body......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles, prosecutors say

A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that authorities allege killed thousands of birds, court filings show......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

New method captures the stochastic dynamics in coherent X-ray imaging at the nanoscale

Coherent X-ray imaging has emerged as a powerful tool for studying both nanoscale structures and dynamics in condensed matter and biological systems. The nanometric resolution together with chemical sensitivity and spectral information render X-ray i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

James Webb spots another pair of galaxies forming a question mark

Webb has stumbled across a question mark-shaped galaxy, and the reasons for its uniqueness reveal how the telescope looks at some of the most distant galaxies......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024