//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/nasa/ NASA pictures and NASA news. Science articles on NASA programs. Latest images from Hubble Telescope and much more. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:20:55 EDT Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:20:55 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/nasa/ 更多的科学新s, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907142023.htm 在实验上国际空间统计ion, a surface treatment developed engineers prevented the growth of microbial biofims. These films can damage equipment and potentially cause illness. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:20:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907142023.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm Massive burst of X-rays detected by astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. They observed a star like our own Sun being eaten away every time it orbits close. First time a Sun-like star being repeatedly disrupted by a low mass black hole has been seen, opening the possibility of a range of star and black hole combinations to be discovered. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142845.htm NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in February of 1987. New observations by Webb's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) provide a crucial clue to our understanding of how a supernova develops over time to shape its remnant. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, astronomers have uncovered the strange behavior of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. This mysterious object is known to switch between two brightness modes almost constantly, something that until now has been an enigma. But astronomers have now found that sudden ejections of matter from the pulsar over very short periods are responsible for the peculiar switches. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829160720.htm Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune's shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, in which the waxing and waning of the Sun's entangled magnetic fields drives solar activity. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:07:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829160720.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825140329.htm A new study has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results could explain why astronauts' T cells become less active and less effective at fighting infection. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:03:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825140329.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111928.htm Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune's atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This is the first time a dark spot on the planet has ever been observed with a telescope on Earth. These occasional features in the blue background of Neptune's atmosphere are a mystery to astronomers, and the new results provide further clues as to their nature and origin. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:19:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111928.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810180120.htm On Aug. 12, 2023, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The visit home brings a special chance for the spacecraft to collaborate with NASA missions near Earth and reveal new insights into our closest star. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:01:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810180120.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809164721.htm New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen seasonal weather patterns or even flash floods. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:47:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809164721.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130728.htm NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has followed up on observations by the Hubble Space Telescope of the farthest star ever detected in the very distant universe, within the first billion years after the big bang. Webb's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument reveals the star to be a massive B-type star more than twice as hot as our Sun, and about a million times more luminous. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:07:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213824.htm New research details the discovery of the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun. The international team behind the discovery also found that this type of light, known as gamma rays, is surprisingly bright. That is, there's more of it than scientists had previously anticipated. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:38:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213824.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213812.htm The study investigated why the paths of meandering rivers change over time and is a step toward understanding what the hydroclimate on Mars was like when there was still surface water. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:38:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213812.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141714.htm NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:17:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141714.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802132033.htm A new image of the galaxy cluster known as 'El Gordo' is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science. The infrared image displays a variety of unusual, distorted background galaxies that were only hinted at in previous Hubble Space Telescope images. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:20:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802132033.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802105822.htm Researchers have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a direct signature of recent environmental change. This new tool can be applied anywhere with dunes, such as Mars, Titan, and Venus. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:58:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802105822.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731122259.htm An asteroid discovery algorithm -- designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky -- has identified its first 'potentially hazardous' asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vicinity that scientists like to keep an eye on. The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of the algorithm with the ATLAS survey in Hawaii. Finding 2022 SF289, which poses no risk to Earth for the foreseeable future, confirms that the next-generation algorithm, known as HelioLinc3D, can identify near-Earth asteroids with fewer and more dispersed observations than required by today's methods. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:22:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731122259.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144140.htm 一个年轻的行星围绕一个任性的红色dwar旋转f star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit. It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere -- causing it to puff off the planet. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:41:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144140.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113214.htm The material record that currently exists on the moon is rapidly becoming at risk of being destroyed if proper attention isn't paid during the new space era, scientists say. They propose a new scientific subfield: planetary geoarchaeology, the study of how cultural and natural processes on Earth's moon, on Mars and across the solar system may be altering, preserving or destroying the material record of space exploration. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:32:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113214.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717175944.htm The space laser GEDI has allowed researchers to 3D map Earth's rainforests for the first time ever, helping us understand the forest canopy and providing vital information for understanding Earth's carbon cycle and how it is changing. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:59:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717175944.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717143208.htm A team has found that NASA's Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter frequently encounters giant swirling waves at the boundary between the solar wind and Jupiter's magnetosphere. The waves are an important process for transferring energy and mass from the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun, to planetary space environments. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:32:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717143208.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114758.htm The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a monster in the making in this observation of the exceptional galaxy cluster eMACS J1353.7+4329, which lies about eight billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. This collection of at least two galaxy clusters is in the process of merging together to create a cosmic monster, a single gargantuan cluster acting as a gravitational lens. 星期五,2023年7月14日11:47:58美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114758.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142104.htm Scientists have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Center. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:21:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142104.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713141952.htm One of the most basic assumptions of fundamental physics is that the different properties of mass -- weight, inertia and gravitation -- always remain the same in relation to each other. Although all measurements to date confirm the equivalence principle, quantum theory postulates that there should be a violation. This inconsistency between Einstein's gravitational theory and modern quantum theory is the reason why ever more precise tests of the equivalence principle are particularly important. A team has now succeeded in proving with 100 times greater accuracy that passive and active gravitational mass are always equivalent -- regardless of the particular composition of the respective masses. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:19:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713141952.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712165135.htm Engineers are training legged robots for future lunar missions that will search for minerals and raw materials. To ensure that the robots can continue to work even if one of them malfunctions, the researchers are teaching them teamwork. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:51:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712165135.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124750.htm From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the universe like never before in its first year of science operations. To celebrate the completion of a successful first year, NASA has released Webb's image of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:47:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124750.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124609.htm Scientists gain vital insights into Mars' history and potential for supporting life. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:46:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124609.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124607.htm 一种新的雷达技术开发的毕业学生ent allows imaging of the upper few feet of ice sheets on Earth and icy worlds. The technique uses instruments on airplanes or satellites to survey large regions quickly. The upper few feet of ice sheets are important for measuring melt on Earth or looking for habitable environments on icy worlds. Previous airborne or satellite techniques could not image this narrow region in detail. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:46:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124607.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711194434.htm Mars rovers have teams of human experts on Earth telling them what to do. But robots on lander missions to moons orbiting Saturn or Jupiter are too far away to receive timely commands from Earth. Researchers developed a novel learning-based method so robots on extraterrestrial bodies can make decisions on their own about where and how to scoop up terrain samples. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:44:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711194434.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180457.htm A new technique allows scientists to see how intensely rivers used to flow on Mars, and how they currently flow on Titan. The method uses satellite observations to estimate the rate at which rivers move fluid and sediment downstream. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:04:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180457.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124536.htm Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:45:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124536.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705143005.htm Researchers have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in early galaxies. Observations of two Type II supernovae, Supernova 2004et (SN 2004et) and Supernova 2017eaw (SN 2017eaw), have revealed large amounts of dust within the ejecta of each of these objects. The mass found by researchers supports the theory that supernovae played a key role in supplying dust to the early universe. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:30:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705143005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705122456.htm A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history -- as long as 3.5 billion years ago. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:24:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705122456.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230701135758.htm Saturn's iconic rings seem to glow eerily in this incredible infrared picture, which also unveils unexpected features in Saturn's atmosphere. This image serves as context for an observing program that will test the telescope's capacity to detect faint moons around the planet and its bright rings. Any newly discovered moons could help scientists put together a more complete picture of the current system of Saturn, as well as its past. 坐,2023年7月1日13:57:58美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230701135758.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193235.htm A study offers new insights into how water from melting ice could have played a recent role in the formation of ravine-like channels that cut down the sides of impact craters on Mars. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:32:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193235.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130343.htm The star would have inflated up to 1.5 times the planet's orbital distance -- engulfing the planet in the process -- before shrinking to its current size at only one-tenth of that distance. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:03:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130343.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628125125.htm For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed starlight from two massive galaxies hosting actively growing black holes -- quasars -- seen less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:51:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628125125.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164214.htm Scientists detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the molecule is important because it aids the formation of more complex carbon-based molecules. Methyl cation was detected in a young star system, with a protoplanetary disk, known as d203-506, which is located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:42:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164214.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121018.htm An international team of scientists has discovered that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, emerged from a long period of dormancy some 200 years ago. The team, led by Frédéric Marin, a CNRS researcher at the Astronomical Strasbourg Observatory (CNRS/University of Strasbourg), has revealed the past awakening of this gigantic object, which is four million times more massive than the Sun. Their work is published in Nature on 21 June. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:10:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121018.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230617004432.htm Europa may have a metamorphic origin for the ocean. While some scientists speculated this, a research team shows that if Europa indeed formed from hydrated rocks (i.e., rocks have hydrogen and oxygen), then enough of Europa's interior should get hot enough to release water directly from the hydrated rocks to form the ocean and ice shell. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:44:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230617004432.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183212.htm Princeton researchers used observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission to deduce that it was likely a violent, catastrophic event -- such as a high-speed collision with another body or a gaseous explosion -- that created the Geminids meteoroid stream. Mysteries surrounding the origin of the Geminids have long fascinated scientists because, while most meteor showers are created when a comet emits a tail of ice and dust, the Geminids stem from an asteroid -- a chunk of rock that normally does not produce a tail. Until now, this unusual meteoroid stream had only been studied from Earth. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:32:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183212.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615105314.htm 极端空间天气的威胁至关重要的卫星啊rbiting the Earth, including the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) which pass through the heart of the outer radiation belt. New research has now determined a series of benchmarks for the likely severity of extreme space weather events in GPS orbit. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:53:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615105314.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220041.htm The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of scientists has discovered new evidence that the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus contains a key building block for life. The team directly detected phosphorus in the form of phosphates originating from the moon's ice-covered global ocean using data from NASA's Cassini mission. Cassini explored Saturn and its system of rings and moons for over 13 years. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:00:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220041.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114651.htm An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:46:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114651.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114635.htm An international team of scientists recently discovered an exceptionally rare gravitationally lensed supernova, which the team named 'SN Zwicky.' Located more than 4 billion light years away, the supernova was magnified nearly 25 times by a foreground galaxy acting as a lens. The discovery presents a unique opportunity for astronomers to learn more about the inner cores of galaxies, dark matter and the mechanics behind universe expansion. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:46:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114635.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230609125639.htm Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space -- which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and Mars. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:56:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230609125639.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120947.htm Astronomers have clearly identified the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are smaller and cooler, and more difficult to find than the so-called Hot Jupiter exoplanets which have been found in abundance. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:09:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120947.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120857.htm A study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological changes in their brains to reset. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:08:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120857.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181233.htm Researchers have detected complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away from Earth -- the most distant galaxy in which these molecules are now known to exist. Thanks to the capabilities of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope and careful analyses from the research team, a new study lends critical insight into the complex chemical interactions that occur in the first galaxies in the early universe. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181233.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181210.htm A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, whose bright central bar is visible in the upper left of this image -- a composite from two of Webb's instruments. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181111.htm Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is already providing new insights into this question. One of the largest programs in Webb's first year of science is the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, or JADES, which will devote about 32 days of telescope time to uncover and characterize faint, distant galaxies. While the data is still coming in, JADES already has discovered hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was less than 600 million years old. The team also has identified galaxies sparkling with a multitude of young, hot stars. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:11:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181111.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230603220820.htm Scientists have managed to weigh -- more precisely than any other technique -- a galaxy hosting a quasar, thanks to the fact that it acts as a gravitational lens. Detection of strong gravitational lensing quasars is expected to multiply with the launch of Euclid this summer. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:08:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230603220820.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230601155742.htm After the Big Bang, the universe expanded and cooled sufficiently for hydrogen atoms to form. In the absence of light from the first stars and galaxies, the universe entered a period known as the cosmic dark ages. The first stars and galaxies appeared several hundred million years later and began burning away the hydrogen fog left over from the Big Bang, rendering the universe transparent, like it is today. Researchers have now confirmed the existence of a distant, faint galaxy typical of those whose light burned through the hydrogen atoms; the finding should help them understand how the cosmic dark ages ended. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:57:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230601155742.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125456.htm Scientists have observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long -- roughly the distance from the U.S. to Japan -- spewing from the surface of Saturn's moon, Enceladus. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125456.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125403.htm With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers discovered what may be the last three planets that the Kepler Space Telescope saw before it was retired. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125403.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141455.htm A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold star in a synchronized dance. Named TOI-2096, the system is located 150 light-years from Earth. This system, located 150 light-years from Earth, is one of the best candidates for a detailed study of their atmosphere with the JWST space telescope. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:14:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141455.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141326.htm The latest observations from Low Earth Orbit with the International Space Station provide further evidence of spectral hardening and softening of cosmic ray particles. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:13:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141326.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123840.htm Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate on the Moon or on Mars. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:38:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123840.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123642.htm Astronomers have come up with what they say is some of their best evidence yet for the presence of a rare class of 'intermediate-sized' black hole that may be lurking in the heart of the closest globular star cluster to Earth, located 6,000 light-years away. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:36:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123642.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104549.htm Researchers have observed the X-ray emission of the most luminous quasar seen in the last 9 billion years of cosmic history, known as SMSS J114447.77-430859.3, or J1144 for short. The new perspective sheds light on the inner workings of quasars and how they interact with their environment. Fri, 19 May 2023 10:45:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104549.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517122059.htm Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic outbursts as often as Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:20:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517122059.htm