Long-term light curves of the blazar S5 0716+714 in the optical bands B, V, R and I. Credit: Ege et al., 2024. Using the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, astronomers from Turkey and India have observed a bright blazar known as S5 0716+714. The results of the observation campaign, published on July 12 on the pre-print server … Read more
NASAS ‘ Juno spacecraft has once again given breathtaking imaging e Jupitercatching the giant planet with amazing detail and full of color. During its 61st close flyby on May 12, 2024, Juno provided a detailed view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere, displaying chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms. This flyby, part of Juno’s ongoing mission to study … Read more
Scientists have developed a method to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into methanol using electricity and a new catalyst, providing insights that could revolutionize catalytic processes and alternative fuel production. A study has discovered a more efficient method for creating methanol. For years, chemists have tried to synthesize valuable materials from waste molecules. Now, an international … Read more
The latest crew selected by NASA to undertake a simulated journey to Mars inside the agency’s Human Exploration Research Analogue. From left are Sergii Iakymov, Erin Anderson, Brandon Kent and Sarah Elizabeth McCandless. Credit: C7M3 Crew NASA selected a new team of four research volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars inside HERA … Read more
An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep ocean floor produce oxygen – 13,000 meters below the surface. The surprising discovery challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, generate Earth’s oxygen. But the new discovery suggests there may be another … Read more
When people are talking, they take turns talking and sometimes they interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected the largest ever dataset of chimpanzee “conversations” have found that they communicate back and forth using gestures following the same rapid-fire pattern. The findings are reported July 22 in the journal Current Biology. “While human languages are incredibly … Read more
Space is a harsh environment, even for the most advanced spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia telescope – on a mission to map a billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy – has recently encountered some significant operational hurdles. A micrometeor struck the space telescope in April, causing damage to Gaia’s protective shroud. This … Read more