The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) at the summit of Cerro Chajnantor. Credit: 2024 TAO…
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Enceladus spills its guts through strike–slip motion
Possible relationship between strike–slip motion and jet activity at Enceladus. Lateral extension along transtensional “pull-apart zones”…
Novel calculations peg age of ‘baby’ asteroid
A pair of stereoscopic images of the asteroid Dinkinesh and Selam created with data collected by…
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble—but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA recently asked the scientific community to help come up with innovative ideas for…
Astronomers significantly impact the climate by traveling to conferences, say researchers
Localness vs. mean travel emissions per participants for the conferences. Different symbols indicate the continent on…
Launch date set for NASA’s PREFIRE mission to study polar energy loss
PREFIRE’s two small satellites—shown in an artist’s concept orbiting Earth—will measure the amount of heat radiated…
JWST uses interferometry mode to reveal two protoplanets around a young star
The PDS 70 system as seen by the JWST’s interferometry mode and after extensive data processing.…
Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the capsule of Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship carrying astronauts…
Citizen scientists help discover record-breaking exoplanet in binary star system
An artist’s interpretation of TOI 4633 c, a Neptune-like exoplanet found orbiting the habitable zone of…
Clouds blanket the night side of the hot exoplanet WASP-43b
An artist’s impression of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b closely orbiting its parent star. The planet’s tight…