Westerlund 1 is the largest and closest ‘super’ star cluster to Earth. New data from NASA’s Chandra These are the first data released publicly from a project called the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey, or EWOCS, led by astronomers at Italy’s National Institute of Astrophysics in Palermo. As part of EWOCS, Chandra … Read more
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules yet seen in such a disk. These findings have implications for the potential composition of any planets that could form … Read more
A strange planet discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is confusing astronomers. Despite being mercilessly bombarded with radiation from its red giant parent star, the world has, against all odds, held on to its atmosphere. It is also smaller, older and hotter than scientists thought possible for such a planet. In reality, the … Read more
An international team discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting a long-lived red dwarf, providing unique insights into potentially habitable worlds. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers using global robotic telescopes have discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultracool red dwarf. Milky Way. This planet, which is confined and likely has no atmosphere due to its intense radiation, … Read more
Justin Long, the face of Apple’s iconic “I’m a Mac” commercials, now stars in a short Qualcomm skit promoting Snapdragon-powered PCs. During the Computex 2024 keynote, Qualcomm unveiled the new sketch featuring Long, who is known for his role in Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials nearly two decades ago. Long is depicted as overwhelmed by … Read more
Artist’s concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b – often compared to the fictional ‘Vulcan’ in the Star Trek universe. Credit: JPL-Caltech New research refutes the existence of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit 40 Eridani A, and attributes detected signals to the star’s surface activity. A planet believed to orbit the … Read more
An extrasolar planet that has been compared to Spock’s homeworld of Vulcan in the Star Trek franchise may have been nothing more than an illusion caused by a jittery star. The extrasolar planet or ‘exoplanet’ (a term for a planet outside our solar system) was proposed to orbit a star called 40 Eridani A or … Read more
Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, at San Diego Pride. It’s not clear if Grogu is gay, but he’s definitely an ally (Getty) Google’s new AI overview feature rolled out to users this week and has certainly caused quite a stir: although possibly not for the reasons Google expected. Unfortunately, it seems the feature is still buggy, … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. from Bologna/F. Ubertosi; Deployment radio: NSF/NRAO/VLBA; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Cloud × close to Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. from Bologna/F. Ubertosi; Deployment radio: NSF/NRAO/VLBA; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Cloud Huge black holes shoot powerful particles into space – and then … Read more
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made a remarkable discovery: a rare mini-Neptune exoplanet in a binary star system. This planet, designated TOI 4633 c, is notable not only for its unique features, but also for its position within the habitable zone of its galaxy. The discovery has sparked interest and raised questions about … Read more