Stellar Chemistry
Massive binary star system confirmed in Milky Way cluster
NGC 3603-A1 is located in a dazzling cluster of stars known as NGC 3603, located some 25,000 light-years from Earth.
Universe
Fresh twist to mystery of Jupiter's core
It had been thought that a colossal collision with an early planet containing half of Jupiter's core material could have mixed up the central region of the gas giant, enough to explain its interior today.
Universe
Methane gas revealed on dwarf planet Makemake by JWST observations
"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," said SwRI's Dr.
Stellar Chemistry
Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
The research, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, tracks 130 years of changes in the "spirograph" Planetary Nebula IC418 - a glowing shell of gas and dust cast off by a dying star about 4000 light years from Earth.
Stellar Chemistry
Gas streamers reveal how massive young stars gain their mass
Massive stars, defined as those more than eight times the mass of our sun, form rapidly despite losing material through stellar winds and radiation.
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Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherers
The research indicates ancient hunter-gatherer societies practiced corpse preservation by folding and binding the dead before suspending them over smoky fires for extended periods.
Earth & Life
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AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
"The reason preventive medicine doesn't work right now is because you don't want to go to the doctor all the time to get things tested," says Ramses Alcaide, co-founder and CEO of startup Neurable.
Time And Space
What came before the Big Bang remains a mystery but new tools may help
Einstein's general relativity describes gravity, but when applied to the earliest universe or black hole singularities, the equations break down.
Time And Space
A Sharper Image of the Early Universe
The MINERVA program, co-led by a Tufts astronomer, will give researchers an even better view than before of the early universe by using instruments on the Webb telescope that look at a different spectrum of light than usually employed.
Time And Space
Magnetic fields in the young universe revealed as incredibly faint
The conclusions come from a collaboration led by SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste), working with teams from Hertfordshire, Cambridge, Nottingham, Stanford, and Potsdam.
Universe
New Horizons begins record hibernation in Kuiper Belt
This marks the start of the longest hibernation in the spacecraft's history, expected to last until late June 2026, pending budget approval.
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New Ethiopian fossil find reveals unknown Australopithecus species alongside early…
An international team led by UNLV anthropologist Brian Villmoare uncovered 13 teeth at Ethiopia's Ledi-Geraru site, dating between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago.
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AI helps UK woman rediscover lost voice after 25 years
Sarah Ezekiel, an artist, was left without the use of her voice after she was diagnosed at the age of 34 with MND while pregnant with her second child 25 years ago.
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Cold climate origins of primates challenge long held tropical forest theory
Using fossil evidence and statistical modelling, scientists reconstructed the ancient habitats of the earliest primates.
Stellar Chemistry
Interstellar comet 3I ATLAS studied by Webb Hubble and SPHEREx
The Webb observations add to efforts by other NASA missions. The Hubble Space Telescope and the newly launched SPHEREx mission are also gathering data on the comet's composition, size, and physical features.