Space
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
Key takeaways Key takeaways Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope...
Lift off for new course as part of £2.1M funding to address skills gap in UK space sector
A new project, led by the University of Portsmouth, has launched to help companies overcome the skills gap in software,...
Noncooperative target finite-time surrounding control of spacecraft formation
Credit: Space: Science & Technology First, authors introduce the spacecraft relative orbit dynamics model, the spacecraft formation...
Thermochromic material could make indoor temperature control more energy-efficient
HOUSTON – (Aug. 28, 2024) – Rice University researchers have developed a smart material that adjusts its transparency with changes...
Ozone monitoring continues to improve, researchers report
The troposphere comprises the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, stretching from the planet’s surface to a little over eight miles...
HKU geologists discover hidden magmatism at the chang’e-6 lunar landing site, shedding light on solving fundamental scientific questions relating early evolution of the moon
Lunar igneous activities including intrusive and extrusive magmatism, and their products contain significant information about the lunar interior and its...
Heriot-Watt University breaks ground on new £2.5M Optical Ground Station
Work has started on a new Quantum Communications Hub Optical Ground Station (HOGS), a state-of-the-art telescope which is being built...
Insights from satellite data pave the way to better solar power generation
Amidst the ongoing energy crisis and under the threat of climate change, exploiting renewable energy sources has quickly become a...
In six new rogue worlds, Webb Telescope finds more star birth clues
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six likely rogue worlds—objects with planetlike masses but untethered from any star’s gravity—including...
Webb finds early galaxies weren’t too big for their britches after all
When astronomers got their first glimpses of galaxies in the early universe from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they were...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies