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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found water and organic carbon molecules near a massive, active young star that’s situated in a faraway star-forming region of space, suggesting Earth-like exoplanets could form even in the harshest environments in our Milky Way Galaxy. Potentially, some of those exoplanets may even exhibit habitable conditions. A team…
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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found water and organic carbon molecules near a massive, active young star that’s situated in a faraway star-forming region of space, suggesting Earth-like exoplanets could form even in the harshest environments in our Milky Way Galaxy. Potentially, some of those exoplanets may even exhibit habitable conditions. A team…
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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here’s how to see it
“In 1976, Janet and I signed up for an ‘astronomy cruise’ to Bermuda. We were on deck one night where Fred Hess, a planetarium expert, pointed out the star patterns visible to the naked eye. Janet used her binoculars to look at the objects described, and the high point came when we saw the Andromeda…
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Astro Brief: Geminid Meteor Shower
Meteor showers occur regularly as Earth passes through the dusty paths of icy, rocky comets. This December 14, the Geminid meteor shower will peak, collecting material from a passing asteroid on its 524 day orbit. Join us this week as Mike discusses one of the best meteor showers of the year! Astro Brief is a…
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A strong geomagnetic storm hits Earth today with aurora borealis visible
A strong geomagnetic storm is set to hit Earth Thursday night and Friday. Scientists from the Space Weather Prediction Center have issued a G3 geomagnetic storm alert, which means on a scale from one to five, it is moderately strong. A number of solar flares caught by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tuesday and…
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The International Space Station will fly across Irish skies tonight
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE Station (ISS), the global space project currently the home to six astronauts, will be seen flying across the Irish sky tonight. A “star-like object” will be seen blaze across the sky around 6.06pm this evening the space enthusiast magazine and non-profit group Astronomy Ireland said. The ISS, which will appear as an…
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Mercury, Eris glacier make scientists rethink habitable zone
Glaciers are one of Earth’s iconic features, and most of us have known from childhood what they are made of and where they can be found: snow and ice, in the Arctic, Antarctic, or on the slopes of big mountains. But glaciers hold mysteries and maybe even the answers to some of the questions about…
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Mercury, Eris glacier make scientists rethink habitable zone
Glaciers are one of Earth’s iconic features, and most of us have known from childhood what they are made of and where they can be found: snow and ice, in the Arctic, Antarctic, or on the slopes of big mountains. But glaciers hold mysteries and maybe even the answers to some of the questions about…
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India set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite: ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarisation of intense X-Ray sources. According to ISRO, while space-based X-Ray astronomy has been established in India, focusing predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, the upcoming XPoSat mission marks a major…
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XPoSat set to revolutionize x-ray astronomy: Isro
BENGALURU: India is on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in space-based x-ray astronomy with the imminent launch of the first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), Isro said Thursday. Unlike previous missions that focused predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, XPoSat aims to explore the polarisation of intense x-ray sources, introducing a novel dimension to…
