How Cosmic Rays From Different Sources Affect Planets
In a new study, researchers define how cosmic rays over time may change the chemistry of worlds in ways we need to consider as we define where life may or may not form.
FAST Finds Pulsar With Three-Dimensional Spin-Velocity Alignment
A team used China’s FAST observatory to study pulsar PSR J0538+2817 to measure the star’s rotation and three-dimensional motion through space.
New Photometry Study Measures Sky’s Natural Brightness
In a new paper, a research team used low-cost, highly sensitive light detectors to measure the changing sky brightness across an eleven-year solar cycle.
What’s Up: The Crescent Moon and New Lunar Maps
The end of the holy month of Ramadan begins when the waxing crescent Moon is first sighted, plus new lunar maps of the south pole detail mineral locations.
VOLCAT Keeps an Eye on Ash Clouds
VOLCAT is a complex set of software that scientists use to process data from remote sensing satellites in near-real-time, and with that software, they can detect and track the volcanic ash clouds that rise up into the atmosphere.
Strange Supernova Appears Cool Before Exploding
Supernova 2019yvr appeared to be a normal, hydrogen-free supernova until Hubble images taken 2.5 years earlier showed the star was too yellow to be without hydrogen.
TESS Accidentally Takes Picture of Rare Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA’s TESS spacecraft, normally on the hunt for exoplanets, was recently used to capture images of a gamma-ray burst that accidentally in the correct field of view.
Magnetic Fields Wildly Reshape Jets From the Cores of Galaxies
Radio telescope observations of galaxy MRC 0600-399 reveal that the galaxy’s powerful jets are being bent by the magnetic field of the central black hole.
Core Formation Method Useful For Determining Habitability
New finding examine how the amount of iron in a planet’s mantle can be used to predict the thickness of the crust and the presence of liquid water and an atmosphere.
Very Large Array Observations Reveal Changes Over Time of Stellar Nursery
Researchers have acquired new, high-resolution images of the W49A star-forming region that revealed new structures to the stars and their surroundings.
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