The Milky Way may be a much wetter place than we thought. A new analysis of exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars suggests that we may have lost a population of “water worlds” – sodden planets whose composition consists of up to 50% water. Not all of these worlds will be covered by a global liquid …
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Card title: Can the luminous alpha Lyman emitters az ~ 5.7 and z ~ 6.6 suppress star formation? Authors: Daryl Joe D. Santos, Tomotsugu Goto, Tetsuya Hashimoto, Seong Jin Kim, Ting-Yi Lu, Yi-Hang Valerie Wong, Simon C.-C. Ho, Tiger Y.-Y. Hsiao Establishment of the first author: Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan and …
Detection of nanopores has emerged as a versatile approach for detecting and identifying biomolecules. Within this framework, fast-responding ion current is considered an essential criterion for accurately measuring small objects with a nanopore. Study: Interference of the electrochemical diffusion of ions in the detection of nanopores. Image Credit: Unwind / Shutterstock.com An article published in …
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The last, dramatic moments in the life of some microbes could tell us more about how severe the impacts of space rocks on Earth were in the ancient past. A new study suggests that the charred bodies of microorganisms killed by even a moderate asteroid impact may show the amount of damage a cosmic crash …
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The Celestron Inspire 100AZ telescope ($ 359.95 / £ 249) is worth investigating if you want to get great views of the moon, planets and more while experimenting with some basic astrophotography. Celestron Inspire 100AZ: main specifications Optical design: Refractor Opening: 3.94 in / 100 mm Focal length: 25.98 in / 660 mm Focal ratio: …
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In the future, according to the researchers, there is a possibility that continental plates could slow down, potentially triggering volcanic activity. A photo showing a rift between the Eurasian and North American plates. Photo: iStock The slow-moving continental plates may have triggered a series of volcanic eruptions and mass extinctions in the Toarcian period – …
Researchers from Michigan State University and colleagues from the University of California at Berkeley, the University of South Bohemia and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have helped reveal the most detailed picture to date of important biological “antennae”. Nature developed these structures to harness the sun’s energy through photosynthesis, but these sunlight receivers do not …
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A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh of the University of Illinois at Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% of the carbon dioxide captured by industrial waste into ethylene, a building block for plastic products. Their results are published in Cell Reports Physical Science. While researchers have been exploring the possibility of …
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Compared to the lifespan of the stars, human life is rather short. Stars like Betelgeuse (in Orion) live for millions of years. Others have existed for billions of years. We (if we’re lucky) are maybe 100 years old (more or less). So, for us, stars don’t seem to change much over the course of our …
Just 2,000 years ago, Betelgeuse was yellow, not red Read More »
A huge satellite is about to take off, spreading its gigantic array of antennas to potentially block astronomers’ view of the cosmos. The launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 is scheduled for Saturday to test the company’s broadband network technology, but the satellite prototype is extremely bright and could interfere with celestial observations. BlueWalker is …
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