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Astronomy Jul 17, 2024

Engineers build optical elements for the Coronagraph Instrument of the Roman Space Telescope

Engineers and scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), led by Oliver Krause, developed crucial optical elements for the Coronagraph Instrument (CGI) of the Roman Space Telescope and delivered them to the ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 17, 2024

Engineered nanovesicles from activated neutrophils show promise in treating infected wounds

Infectious wounds represent a critical challenge in health care, especially for diabetic patients grappling with ineffective antibiotics and escalating drug resistance. Conventional therapies often inadequately address deep ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 17, 2024

Small steps for electrons—big steps for the future? Ultrafast microscope reveals electron pathways in solar cells

In the search for more efficient and sustainable energy generation methods, a class of materials called metal halide perovskites have shown great promise. In the few years since their discovery, novel solar cells based on ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 17, 2024

Astronomers spot a 'highly eccentric' planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter

Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. These scorching worlds are as massive as Jupiter, and they swing wildly close to their star, whirling around in a few days compared to our own gas giant's leisurely ...

Astronomy Jul 17, 2024

Exoplanet caught in 'hairpin turn' signals how high-mass gas giants form

Astronomers have discovered a planet that has the most oblong orbit ever found among transiting planets. The exoplanet's extreme circuit—which looks closer to a cucumber than a circle—follows one of the most drastically ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 16, 2024

Bennu asteroid samples unveiled

In a discreet vacuumed-packed container inside a FedEx box lies a piece of ancient history; extremely ancient history.

Astronomy Jul 16, 2024

Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars

Most stars in our universe come in pairs. While our own sun is a loner, many stars like our sun orbit similar stars, while a host of other exotic pairings between stars and cosmic orbs pepper the universe. Black holes, for ...

Plants & Animals Jul 16, 2024

The salmon diaries: Life before and after Klamath Dam removal

When salmon return from the ocean to the Klamath River after the world's largest dam removal project ends this fall, they will regain access to 400 miles of historical spawning habitat their species has been cut off from ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 16, 2024

Not just space rocks: Six things we've learned about Earth from meteorites and comets

Apart from the sun, its planets and their moons, our solar system has vast amounts of space rocks—fragments left over from the formation of the inner planets.

Astronomy Jul 16, 2024

Garden-sprinkler-like jet spotted shooting out of neutron star

A strange 'garden sprinkler-like' jet coming from a neutron star has been pictured for the first time.

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