//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/space_telescopes/ Space Telescopes. Astronomy articles and pictures from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Telescope and many other leading astronomy institutes from around the world. en-us Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:20:14 EDT Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:20:14 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/space_telescopes/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //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/2023/08/230817163841.htm Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don't know exactly how they form. Now, using multiple telescopes around the world, researchers have uncovered a living star that is likely to become a magnetar. This finding marks the discovery of a new type of astronomical object -- massive magnetic helium stars -- and sheds light on the origin of magnetars. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:38:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817163841.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/2023/08/230809130728.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/2023/08/230803213810.htm An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:38:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213810.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141714.htm NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 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/2023/07/230731122259.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/2023/07/230728170617.htm International team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a fast radio burst in 2020; observations suggest unique origins for 'bursts' and 'pulses,' which adds to FRB formation theory. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:06:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230728170617.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144159.htm Last year, JWST made spectral observations of Ganymede and infrared observations of Io. Absorption lines of hydrogen peroxide at Ganymede's poles indicate radiolysis of water ice by charged particles funneled by the moon's magnetic field. Io had two major eruptions, one associated with a forbidden emission line of sulfur monoxide. The latter supports a theory that SO is produced at volcanic vents in a thin atmosphere that allows forbidden emission before collisions destroy the excited state. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:41:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144159.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144140.htm A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf 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/2023/07/230727144014.htm Many people know that stars appear to twinkle because our atmosphere bends starlight as it travels to Earth. But stars also have an innate 'twinkle' -- caused by rippling waves of gas on their surfaces -- that is imperceptible to current Earth-bound telescopes. In a new study, researchers developed the first 3D simulations of energy rippling from a massive star's core to its outer surface. Using these new models, the researchers determined, for the first time, how much stars should innately twinkle. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:40:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144014.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143148.htm As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what weather may be like on far-away exoplanets. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:31:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143148.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171252.htm Astronomers have discovered new evidence of how planets as massive as Jupiter can form. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:12:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171252.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113043.htm The spiral galaxy NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is caught in a lopsided tug of war with its smaller neighbor, the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:30:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113043.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123025.htm Astronomers have gained new clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Researchers have detected large dusty clumps, close to a young star, that could collapse to create giant planets. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:30:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123025.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124717.htm 研究人员观察水在星系,其distribution and in particular its changes of state from ice to vapor, as important markers indicating areas of increased energy, in which black holes and stars are formed. A new study has now revealed the distribution of water within the J1135 galaxy, which is 12 billion light years away and formed when the Universe was a 'teenager', 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang . This water map, with unprecedented resolution, is the first ever to be obtained for such a remote galaxy. The map can help scientists to understand the physical processes taking place within J1135 and shed light on the dynamics, still partially unclear, surrounding the formation of stars, black holes and galaxies themselves. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:47:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718225649.htm Astronomers used the state-of-the-art capability of VERA, a Japanese network of radio telescopes, to uncover valuable clues about how rapidly growing 'young' supermassive black holes form, grow, and possibly evolve into more powerful quasars. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:56:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718225649.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717115851.htm In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, alien radio signals would be swamped by interference from radio sources on Earth. To confirm, researchers point away from the source and then back. If it's still there, it may be interesting. Researchers have come up with a new method that looks for evidence the signal has passed through the interstellar medium. The technique will boost confidence in any candidate signal discovered in the future. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:58:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717115851.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. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:47:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114758.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114749.htm New observations have distinguished the sites of star formation and a possible site of star death from the surrounding nebula in a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away. This is the farthest that such structures have been observed. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:47:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192849.htm 棕矮星很少发出无线电波。这里scientists have found the coldest star yet emitting at these long wave lengths. Understanding the science of 'ultracool brown dwarfs' will help deepen our knowledge of how stars evolve. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:28:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192849.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192847.htm Three bright objects initially identified as galaxies in observations from the James Webb Space Telescope might actually represent an exotic new form of star. If confirmed, the discovery would also shed light on the nature of dark matter. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:28:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192847.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142116.htm A billowing pair of nearly symmetrical loops of dust and gas mark the death throes of an ancient red-giant star. The resulting structure, said to resemble an old style of English jug, is a rarely seen bipolar reflection nebula. Evidence suggests that this object formed by the interactions between the dying red giant and a now-shredded companion star. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:21:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142116.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/2023/07/230712124750.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/2023/07/230711133118.htm Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called 'impossible early galaxy problem.' Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:31:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711133118.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124536.htm 研究人员发现最遥远的活性e 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/2023/07/230701135758.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. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:57:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230701135758.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125650.htm You can't see or feel it, but everything around you -- including your own body -- is slowly shrinking and expanding. It's the weird, spacetime-warping effect of gravitational waves passing through our galaxy. New results are the first evidence of the gravitational wave background -- a sort of soup of spacetime distortions pervading the entire universe and long predicted to exist by scientists. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:56:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125650.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/2023/06/230622120924.htm The cosmos is a unique laboratory for testing the laws of physics, in particular those of Euler and Einstein. Euler described the movements of celestial objects, while Einstein described the way in which celestial objects distort the Universe. Since the discovery of dark matter and the acceleration of the Universe's expansion, the validity of their equations has been put to the test: are they capable of explaining these mysterious phenomena? A team has developed the first method to find out. It considers a never-before-used measure: time distortion. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:09:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120924.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120817.htm Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst, may have detected a never-before-seen way to destroy a star. Unlike most GRBs, which are caused by exploding massive stars or the chance mergers of neutron stars, astronomers have concluded that this GRB came instead from the collision of stars or stellar remnants in the jam-packed environment surrounding a supermassive black hole at the core of an ancient galaxy. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:08:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120817.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/2023/06/230614220651.htm Researchers reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible dark matter and the large-scale structure of the universe known as the cosmic web. The result establishes a new link between these two longstanding problems in astronomy, opening new possibilities for understanding the cosmos. The research suggests that the 'clumpiness problem,' which centres on the unexpectedly even distribution of matter on large scales throughout the cosmos, may be a sign that dark matter is composed of hypothetical, ultra-light particles called axions. The implications of proving the existence of hard-to-detect axions extend beyond understanding dark matter and could address fundamental questions about the nature of the universe itself. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220651.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220619.htm Through the Gemini-North Telescope in Hawai'i, the chemical composition of WASP-76 b is revealed in unprecedented detail, giving new insights also into the composition of giant planets. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220619.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613110102.htm The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to explore. Taken during the experiment's 'survey validation' phase, the data include distant galaxies and quasars as well as stars in our own Milky Way. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:01:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613110102.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/2023/06/230608120947.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/2023/06/230607004121.htm While studying classical novae using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a graduate researcher uncovered evidence the objects may have been erroneously typecast as simple. The new observations detected non-thermal emission from a classical nova with a dwarf companion. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:41:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607004121.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230606111711.htm An international team of astronomers observed the second one of the two supermassive black holes circling each other in an active galaxy OJ 287. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:17:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230606111711.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/2023/06/230601155742.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/2023/05/230530174259.htm A graduate student is spearheading an extraordinary scientific endeavor -- a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way called the Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS). Such repetitive patterns could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy. Tue, 30 May 2023 17:42:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530174259.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/2023/05/230529171755.htm 一个third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be in the habitable zone capable of hosting liquid water. Mon, 29 May 2023 17:17:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171520.htm Black hole jets are known to emit x-rays, but how they accelerate particles to this high-energy state is still a mystery. Surprising new findings appear to rule out a leading theory, opening the door to reimagining how particle acceleration works. One model of how jets generate x-rays expects the jets' x-ray emissions to remain stable over long time scales. However, the new paper found that the x-ray emissions of a statistically significant number of jets varied over just a few years. Mon, 29 May 2023 17:15:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171520.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/2023/05/230523123642.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/2023/05/230517122109.htm Astronomers reveal the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion. Strong emission lines of helium and the first detection of such a supernova in radio waves show that the exploding white dwarf star had a helium-rich companion. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:21:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517122109.htm