Gravitational echoes may be caused by the collision of two black holes, and may indicate that…
Beresheet: First privately-funded mission crashes on moon, but its significance is huge
It came so close. It even took a selfie. But with only a few kilometres left…
Scientists invent handheld device for quick monitoring of drinking water quality
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a portable device, inspired by the…
Tip the planet: Tackling climate change with small, sensitive interventions
Search online for "climate change" and "tipping points" and you'll find some scary results. Melting ice…
Faster, more accurate diagnoses: Healthcare applications of AI research
When Google DeepMind's AlphaGo shockingly defeated legendary Go player Lee Sedol in 2016, the terms artificial…
Operation of a H4RG-10 in the NASA Goddard Astrophyiscs Divison IR Detector Lab Testbed
Abstract: Future space and ground based missions in the near infrared are planning to or will…
Astronomers investigate jet kinematics of the blazar 4C+21.35
Using very-long-baseline-interferometry (VLBI), an international team of astronomers has conducted a kinematic study of a jet…
A Dispersive Backend Design for the ‘Double-Fourier’ Interferometer BETTII
Abstract: BETTII (Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infra-red Interferometry) is designed to provide high angular resolution…
The Origins Space Telescope
Abstract: The Universe has never been seen like this before. The window into the infrared opens…
Cloud Impacts on Photochemistry: Building a Climatology of Photolysis Rates from the Atmospheric Tomography Mission
Abstract: Measurements from actinic flux spectroradiometers on board the NASA DC-8 during the Atmospheric Tomography (ATom)…