by rmil2k | Mar 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] In its first year of operation, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made some profound discoveries. These included providing the sharpest views of iconic cosmic structures (like the Pillars of Creation), transmission spectra from exoplanet atmospheres, and...
by rmil2k | Mar 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] What looks like a light sabre is actually a laser beam guided in its path through a hair-thin jet of water, in the same manner as conventional fibre optics.This water jet provides a large ‘processing depth’, allowing parallel cutting of larger samples. Its...
by rmil2k | Mar 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] A nervous Jack Hathaway had one last obstacle to overcome before becoming a NASA astronaut candidate: finding the time to hear the news.Hathaway was awaiting a call in 2021 from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, then chief of the astronaut office, to hear if he...
by rmil2k | Mar 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] A lonely star-forming embryo | Astronomy Magazine false product a-lonely-star-forming-embryo A lonely star-forming embryo A lonely star-forming embryo | Astronomy Magazine Captured by Jimmy Walker, processed by Warren Keller NGC 1333 — also known as the Embryo...
by rmil2k | Mar 15, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Even though exoplanet science has advanced significantly in the last decade or two, we’re still in an unfortunate situation. Scientists can only make educated guesses about which exoplanets may be habitable. Even the closest exoplanet is four light-years away,...
