Images: Moon, asteroids and new rockets topped the world's space news in 2023
The moon, asteroids and brand new rockets topped the world's space news in 2023.
Space Exploration
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Astronomers provide first detailed picture of ice in planet-forming disk
A Dutch-led international team of astronomers has made the first two-dimensional inventory of ice in a planet-forming disk of dust and gas surrounding a young star. They used the James Webb Space Telescope and have published ...
Astronomy
Dec 6, 2023
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Dark galactic region nicknamed 'The Brick' explained with Webb findings
In a study led by University of Florida astronomer Adam Ginsburg, groundbreaking findings shed light on a mysterious dark region at the center of the Milky Way. The turbulent gas cloud, playfully nicknamed "The Brick" due ...
Astronomy
Dec 4, 2023
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Building blocks for life could have formed near new stars and planets
While life on Earth is relatively new, geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form it might be much older than once thought. According to research published in ACS Central Science, the simplest amino acid, ...
Astrobiology
Nov 29, 2023
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JWST detects water vapor, sulfur dioxide and sand clouds in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet
A team of European astronomers, co-led by researchers from the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107b. ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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Gaia is so accurate it can predict microlensing events
The ESA's Gaia Observatory continues its astrometry mission, which consists of measuring the positions, distances, and motions of stars (and the positions of orbiting exoplanets) with unprecedented precision. Launched in ...
Astronomy
Nov 13, 2023
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Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team, including astronomer Alexander de la Vega of the University of California, Riverside, has discovered the most distant barred spiral galaxy similar to the Milky ...
Astronomy
Nov 9, 2023
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Astronomers use Webb data to measure rapid increase in oxygen in the early universe
Using new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have measured the abundance of oxygen in the early universe. The findings, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and posted ...
Astronomy
Nov 9, 2023
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How we're building the world's biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science
Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we're alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most of the universe is.
Astronomy
Nov 9, 2023
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Supermassive black holes shut down star formation during cosmic noon, says astronomer
Since it became operational almost two years ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced countless breathtaking images of the universe and enabled fresh insights into how it evolved.
Astronomy
Nov 7, 2023
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