Astronomers map lifetime of over 100,000 molecular clouds across 66 galaxies

by quasarn01 | May 5, 2026 | Astronomy

An international team of astronomers has analyzed the data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to investigate giant molecular clouds in nearby galaxies. The new study, presented April 27 on the arXiv...

JWST pins down the origins of a planetary odd couple

by quasarn01 | May 5, 2026 | Astronomy

Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally “lonely” hot Jupiter is sharing space with a mini-Neptune, in a rare and unlikely pairing that’s had astronomers puzzled since the...

Blue Origin moon lander completes testing at NASA vacuum chamber

by quasarn01 | May 5, 2026 | Astronomy

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander. It’s a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASA’s Artemis program. The tests in Chamber A represent a public-private partnership model, with...

Magnetic fields can ‘revive’ superconductivity in nickelates, research reveals

by quasarn01 | May 5, 2026 | Latest in Physics

A research team led by Professor Denver Li Danfeng, Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Education) of the College of Science and Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), has achieved a significant advance in...

Understanding how lasers can rapidly magnetize fusion plasmas

by quasarn01 | May 5, 2026 | Latest in Physics

The mechanism that can cause a rapidly expanding plasma—the superhot state of matter harnessed in fusion energy systems—to spontaneously generate its own magnetic fields was identified through a new set of simulations. This improves our understanding of naturally...