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February 27, 2021 Earl

Molecular Clouds All the Way Down

Gas to Stars Each of the many hundreds of stars we can

February 27, 2021 Earl

Curiosity’s skycrane maneuver

CURIOSITY’S SKYCRANE MANEUVER In this artist’s concept, Curiosity is in the final moments

December 20, 2020 Earl

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never

December 8, 2020 Earl

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

December 8, 2020 Earl

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding The Search for Dark

December 6, 2020 Earl

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by

December 5, 2020 Earl

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

New research indicates comets carry all the elements required for life.

October 15, 2020 Earl

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to

October 6, 2020 Earl

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the

September 22, 2020 Earl

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a

September 8, 2020 Earl

Mars’ Twin Peaks – Super-Resolution Image From Mars Pathfinder

NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s

September 4, 2020 Earl

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Time capsules from the

September 4, 2020 Earl

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why While our

September 3, 2020 Earl

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained Not only has

February 27, 2021 Astronomy

Molecular Clouds All the Way Down

Gas to Stars Each of the many hundreds of stars we can see with our naked eye, or the many thousands we can see with the aid of telescopes, has

February 27, 2021 Uncategorized

Curiosity’s skycrane maneuver

CURIOSITY’S SKYCRANE MANEUVER In this artist’s concept, Curiosity is in the final moments of its descent toward Mars, and is being lowered from the descent stage to the surface on three

December 20, 2020 Astronomy / Cosmology

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never go toe-to-toe with a galaxy. Ten years ago, astronomers were astonished to discover large bubble-like structures emerging from the heart

December 8, 2020 Quantum

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy A second type of quantum computer has now performed a calculation impossible for a traditional computer. Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/new-light-based-quantum-computer-jiuzhang-supremacy

December 8, 2020 Cosmology

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding Physicists are checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms

December 6, 2020 Astronomy / Space

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting

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