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PinRho Cas and its kin: Study provides new insights into the mysterious outbursts of yellow hypergiantsIn Spaceon 17 February 20254 min readA recent five-year study has uncovered new insights into the properties of yellow hypergiants, a heavy star class known for...
PinA new theory explains how water first arrived on EarthIn Spaceon 17 February 20256 min readWhen Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must...
PinCutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitivenessIn Spaceon 17 February 20252 min readAmerica has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a...
PinFirst ultra-high-energy neutrino detected in deep-sea telescopeIn Spaceon 16 February 20255 min readAn extraordinary event consistent with a neutrino with an estimated energy of about 220 PeV (220 x 1015 electron volts...
PinTidal energy measurements help scientists understand Titan’s composition and orbital historyIn Spaceon 15 February 20253 min readSouthwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as...
PinWitnessing the birth of planets: Webb telescope provides unprecedented view into PDS 70 systemIn Spaceon 15 February 20257 min readCanadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)....
PinAsteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar systemIn Spaceon 15 February 20253 min readAsteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a...
PinRelease of Type Ia supernovae data may hold key to the history of the universeIn Spaceon 15 February 20253 min readA unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the...
PinResearch sheds light on using multiple CubeSats for in-space servicing and repair missionsIn Spaceon 14 February 20253 min readAs more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for service spacecraft...
PinDoes planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we’re not aloneIn Spaceon 14 February 20255 min readHumanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a...
PinFrom collisions to stellar cannibalism—the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfsIn Spaceon 14 February 20252 min readAstrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing...
PinJumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and MarsIn Spaceon 14 February 20255 min readJumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endure during lengthy missions to...