Subaru Telescope’s Insect-Like Compound Eye to Debut in February
The instrument is the Prime Focus Spectrograph, and it is one of the flagship instruments in the next era of the Subaru ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Delivers Stunning Views Of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...
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Astronomers thought mini-Neptunes had atmospheres with water or hydrogen. This one has neither
It also has a thick atmosphere, veiled by dense aerosols, that seemed impenetrable — until now. With the cutting-edge ...
Scientists Unveil Stunning New Images of Hidden Exocomet Belts Around 74 Nearby Stars
Astrophysicists have achieved a major breakthrough by capturing images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars. Using the ...
Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars
Astrophysicists led by a team from Trinity College Dublin have—for the first time—imaged a large number of exocomet belts ...
Young stars in the Milky Way's back yard challenge our understanding of how they form
Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...
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Subaru Telescope’s new compound eye to start exploring the universe in February
The instrument, called the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS), features approximately 2,400 prisms scattered across the extremely wide field of view available at the Subaru Telescope’s primary focus, ...
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What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?
Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over ...
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Seven new dark comets discovered in our solar system
Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.