Warming Oceans Shuffle Marine Ecosystems
Rather than focusing on the effects of climate change on a single species, researchers have begun to model the migrations and populations of the oceanic food-web.
Human Evolution Affected by Planetary Tilt
Scientists model rotational-related climate changes and match the migration effects on pre-historic populations such as Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Nova Seen with MAGIC Telescope
The MAGIC telescope at La Palma observed the Cherenkov radiation that resulted from a regularly occurring nova in the RS Ophiuchi binary system.
Neighbors Caught Stripping Down Star
Using data from the Kepler telescope, asteroseismologists find examples of small stars left behind after larger stars stripped off their outermost layers.
Life Started Earlier Than Thought
Scientists find possible evidence of bacterial life in ancient seafloor rocks now located in Quebec’s Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt (NSB).
What’s Up: Space Events the Week of April 18 Onward
This week in What’s Up is the best time to see Mercury in the northern hemisphere, a meteor shower to look forward to next month, and more.
MIRI Instrument on JWST Cooled to Operating Temperature
The MIRI instrument onboard NASA’s JWST has finally reached 6.4 Kelvin with the assistance of its helium-fueled cryocooler and is considered healthy.
Lucy Cameras Working as Expected
According to NASA, all four of the Lucy spacecraft’s cameras are functioning properly, unlike the solar panels where one is still unlatched.
NASA and UAE Collaborate on Martian Atmosphere Science
NASA and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency have agreed to share scientific data between NASA’s MAVEN and UAE’s Hope spacecraft at Mars.
Neptune’s Temperature Out of Whack
A new analysis of global temperatures at Neptune finds that the temperature dropped at the beginning of the ice giant’s summer and has recently increased by 11 degrees Celsius.
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