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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected gases, including dimethyl sulfide (DMS), on exoplanet K2-18b that are linked to biological activity on Earth. While the signal is strong, it's not yet confirmed as life, with researchers awaiting further data to rule out non-biological explanations.
Nasa's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The $4.3 billion observatory will spend five years at Lagrange Point 2, creating a 3D map of the universe to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets.
Researchers at Colgate University propose that hypothetical 'Dark Stars' powered by dark matter could have produced supermassive black hole seeds, potentially contributing to the stochastic gravitational-wave background detected by Pulsar Timing Arrays.
Dirk Morr, a physics professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, has successfully demonstrated a quantum imaging strategy using superconductors as projectors. The experiment, conducted by colleagues in Germany, confirms a theory Morr proposed 20 years ago.
University of Illinois Chicago physics professor Dirk Morr developed a quantum imaging strategy using superconductors as projectors, confirming a 20-year-old theory with experimental results published in Nature Physics.
As Europe's heatwave death toll surpasses 30,000, a study reveals wearable neck and face fans provide effective office cooling with lower energy use and targeted airflow, offering an alternative to traditional HVAC systems.
On November 10, 1961, Goliath, a squirrel monkey from the Amazon, was launched aboard an Atlas E rocket from Cape Canaveral as part of the SPURT mission to study primate behavior in microgravity. Just 35 seconds after liftoff, the rocket veered off course and was destroyed by mission control to prevent a crash back at the facility. Goliath, unrestrained in his capsule, died in the explosion. His brief flight highlighted early space program risks and animal sacrifice, though he remains less remembered than other primate astronauts like Ham and Enos.