Since its launch in 2022, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed amazing things about the universe. The latest was when a team of researchers used it the WebThe Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to observe Rho Ophiuchi, the closest star-forming nebula to Earth, about 400 light-years away. While at least five telescopes have studied the region…
This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial policies and procedures. The editors, while ensuring the validity of the content, have highlighted the following features: fact checked Reviewed publication Trusted source correction Good! Schematic of the vibrational relaxation process of the OH stretch in air/water (H2O) interface. credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45388-8…
A strange cluster of stars orbiting the violent center of the Milky Way could become “immortal” by constantly capturing and destroying dark matter particles in their cores, a new study suggests. Using computer simulations of the evolution of stars, researchers found that dark matter Particles attracted by the gravity of these stars may repeatedly collide…
Scientists have found that three Neutron starsborn in the fires of other exploding stars, have cooled surprisingly quickly, bringing us closer to understanding the strange nature of the matter at the core of these intense objects. The discovery was made by a Spanish team led by Alessio Marino of the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE–CSIC)…
This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial policies and procedures. The editors, while ensuring the validity of the content, have highlighted the following features: fact checked Reviewed publication Trusted source correction Good! Left: single pentacene molecules (yellow) on the insulating layer (blue). Right: electrons with spins aligned parallel (small arrows) from the…
Elephants use their trunks to eat, drink water, communicate, explore the environment, socialize, and make and use tools. The trunk, which consists of six muscle groups, is not only very strong—it can uproot a tree—but it can be used with great precision. Elephants use a number of techniques to grasp objects, including sucking, pinching with…
In short: This weekend, people around the world will see a strawberry moon, named after June’s full moon. This month’s full moon coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs once every two decades. Then what? You can see the strawberry moon just like any other moon – by looking at the sky with the naked…
Listen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using artificial intelligence narration. Water gave the gift of existence to every living thing on earth. And yet, lately, it seems determined to destroy us. The widely anticipated Atlantic hurricane season is here, and early this morning the first storm, Alberto, made landfall…
Both farmers and wildlife restoration advocates agree that these efforts will not be easy given the various political, economic, social, legal and environmental dimensions. (From left) lynx, brown bear and wolf. Photos from iStock. Collage: Chaitanya Chandan / CSE Reintroduction of large carnivores into areas from which they were once extinct has gained ground in…
Over the past half century, astronomers have faced an embarrassing problem: galaxies spin too fast. When astronomers measure the speed of stars on the outskirts of galaxies, it is much faster than expected. It is as if a cloud of invisible matter surrounds almost all the galaxies in the universe. This substance interacts gravitationally and…