When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico jumped into action. Orlando, June 27, 2022.- After getting an alert, the radar scientists zoned in on the asteroid, which was coming from Earth’sContinuar Leyendo
This image comes to you from Mount Etna, Sicily, where a lunar analog study focusing on robotic exploration is currently unfolding. París, June 23, 2022.- The project – named the ARCHES Space-Analog Demonstration – is a multi-agency, multi-robot event brought to life by the German Aerospace Center DLR, and featuringContinuar Leyendo
Film fans, gamers and future metaverse users will be able to experience high-quality videos, games and extended reality environments live and uninterrupted from anywhere, as satellites link up with terrestrial-based next-generation 5G and 6G connectivity. París, June 21, 2022.- Today ESA signed an agreement to work with the European BroadcastContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers have unveiled intricate details of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, using new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). In a high-resolution image released today by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and including ALMA data, we see the nebula in a newContinuar Leyendo
La misión Gaia de la ESA ha publicado hoy un nuevo conjunto de datos relativos a nuestra galaxia. París, 13 de Junio de 2022.- En este detallado estudio de la Vía Láctea, los astrónomos han descrito insólitos «terremotos estelares», el ADN estelar, movimientos asimétricos y otros datos fascinantes. Gaia esContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers estimate that 100 million black holes roam among the stars in our Milky Way galaxy, but they have never conclusively identified an isolated black hole. Following six years of meticulous observations, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has, for the first time ever, provided direct evidence for a lone blackContinuar Leyendo
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner Solar System has been ‘adopted’ this week; the study phase is complete and, following selection of the spacecraft prime contractor, work will soon begin to build the mission. París, JuneContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, and the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers have developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets. The model reveals that excess hazeContinuar Leyendo
An international team of astronomers used a database combining observations from the best telescopes in the world, including the Subaru Telescope, to detect the signal from the active supermassive black holes of dying galaxies in the early Universe. The appearance of these active supermassive black holes correlates with changes inContinuar Leyendo
Completing a nearly 30-year marathon, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has calibrated more than 40 «milepost markers» of space and time to help scientists precisely measure the expansion rate of the universe — a quest with a plot twist. Greenbelt, MD, May 25, 2022.- Pursuit of the universe’s expansion rate beganContinuar Leyendo
