Although the Crab Nebula is one of the best-studied supernova remnants, questions about its progenitor, the nature of the explosion that created it still remain unanswered. The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is on the case as it sleuths for any clues that remain within the supernova remnant. Webb’s infraredContinuar Leyendo
Continúan las pruebas de validación del nuevo vehículo de lanzamiento Ariane 6 de la ESA con el encendido de sus dos motores de la etapa superior para simular la forma en que deberán funcionar juntos durante un vuelo. Lampoldshausen, 08 de Septiembre de 2023.- La prueba del nuevo motor VinciContinuar Leyendo
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded funding to three projects led by the University of Bern as part of the SPIRIT program, promoting cross-border and collaborative research endeavors. These research initiatives delve into topics concerning potentially habitable exoplanets, female entrepreneurship in Switzerland and Colombia, and the combined useContinuar Leyendo
As quantum technology continues to shape our future, quantum entanglement remains a crucial element in unlocking valuable space applications, but how robust is it? Quantum entanglement occurs at subatomic scales when two particles, such as a pair of photons, can remain connected even when separated by vast distances. Once entangledContinuar Leyendo
París, August 31, 2023.- 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 behaviour of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. This mysterious object is known to switch between two brightnessContinuar Leyendo
París, Aug 29, 2023.- The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Unlike the menagerie of weird and wonderful spiral galaxies with ragged or disrupted spiral arms, grand-design spiral galaxies boast prominent, well-developed spiral arms like theContinuar Leyendo
Florida, Aug 29, 2023.- The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance carrying ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Crew-7’s NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos astronaut Konstantin Borisov, docked to the International Space Station at 15:16 CEST today, marking the official start of Andreas’s Huginn mission. Piloting the DragonContinuar Leyendo
A University of Arizona-led NASA mission nearly 20 years in the making is finally reaching its end, but the scientific investigation is only beginning. Tucson, Aug 24, 2023.- The University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission – NASA’s first mission to collect an asteroid sample and deliver it to Earth – wasContinuar Leyendo
Darmstadt, Aug 23, 2023.- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon. What happened? Chandrayaan-3 launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range (SDSC SHAR), India, on 14 July 2023 on a mission to demonstrate new technologiesContinuar Leyendo
Planeta GJ 367 b, descubierto en 2021, llevará por nombre “Tahay”, como la flor de color violeta azulado que habita entre la cuarta y séptima regiones del país, mientras que su estrella se llamará “Añañuca”, como la flor roja que crece en la zona norte y central de Chile. Valparaíso,Continuar Leyendo
