The universe is vast, but astronomers don’t have to look too far to find something genuinely new. Researchers at the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS) used the South Pole Telescope to probe one of the most complex…
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Scripps Scientists in Antarctica Studying Retreating Glaciers, Cancer-Fighting Microbes and More
The GASP program grew out of an earlier collaboration between Scripps, Argentina’s Universidad Nacional de la Plata, and Antarctic tour operators called FjordPhyto, a citizen science program, in which tour guests assist trained…
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Walking sharks break the rules of reproductive energy costs
Sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras are slow to reproduce, and scientists believe the process takes a lot of energy. But no one really knows how much, because it’s difficult to measure without harming the animals.
To learn more, researchers…
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What NASA Learned From Launching Artemis I
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In 2022, NASA launched Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight of the rocket and spacecraft that will send humans to the Moon. Go inside Firing Room 1—the nerve center for Artemis launches—and hear from the engineers who…
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Mars orbiter sees odd etchings in the sand photo of the day for Jan. 20, 2025
Mars is famous for its volcanoes, canyons and ancient river valleys, but some of its most active geology happens in slow motion, powered by air. Over time, strong gusts can loft sand grains that ping and scrape at exposed surfaces, gradually…
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James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time
Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, and the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) at the University of Montreal (UdeM) have made a major breakthrough using the…
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers young galaxies age rapidly: ‘It’s like seeing 2-year-old children act like teenagers’
Astronomers have obtained their most detailed look yet at young galaxies in the early universe using the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The conclusion? These cosmic…
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures striking images of developing stars
The Hubble Telescope took snapshots of the infant stars, in an effort to understand how larger stars are formed.
As part of the Sofia Massive Star Formation Survey, which is investigating how massive stars,…
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SpaceX targets late 2026 for first uncrewed Starship landing on Mars
SpaceX targets late 2026 for first uncrewed Starship landing on Mars – Daily Times
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New survey of nearest stars reveals best spots for life
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of Kepler-186f, an Earth-sized exoplanet about 500 light-years from Earth. It was the 1st Earth-sized exoplanet found in the habitable zone of its star, where liquid water could exist. Now, a new… Continue Reading