The new James Webb Space Telescope will collect infrared light from distant corners of the cosmos, enabling scientists to see further than ever before.
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A doomed alien planet has a 16-hour orbit around its star
TOI-2109b is the second hottest exoplanet discovered so far, with a year lasting just 16 hours.
What is a black hole?
Regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape!
Scientists detect water and carbon monoxide in far away galaxy
Water and carbon detected in a galaxy 13 billion light-years away provide a glimpse into how these elements impacted the development of the early universe.
Canan Dağdeviren: “Follow your dream because life is too short to follow someone else’s”
Bioengineer Canan Dağdeviren is living her dream, decoding physical patterns of the human body in order to diagnose and cure diseases.
Soft robots in space
Although the idea of soft robots in space exploration is still far from becoming a reality, there are obvious advantages that are driving researchers to pursue the possibility.
Solar System’s fastest-orbiting asteroid
A new asteroid that orbits the Sun in just 113 days was recently discovered in twilight images.
Finding new “needles” in a materials haystack using machine learning
A new machine learning algorithm called “Active Learning” could help identify the best materials for any desired application.
Becky Smethurst: “My hobby is my job, with a bit of extra stress”
Your “friendly neighborhood astrophysicist” Becky Smethurst is enthusiastically exploring the universe and educating us along the way.
Which way does the solar wind blow?
To many, space weather may seem like a distant concern, but predicting its effects on Earth are important for resilience against potential hazards.
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New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
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Micron-sized hidden dimensions could solve two of physics’ deepest puzzles
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A new type of dark matter could explain mysterious radiation from the Milky Way’s core