Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth’s sun. They left behind a trace in the clouds of gas and dust that swirl just […]
astrophysics
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Habitable Zones, Intelligence & Language, Magnetic Fields, Electromagnetism, bioelectricity,, Radiation, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Status Report
The Exospace Weather Frontier
Space weather is among the most powerful and least understood forces shaping planetary atmospheres. In our Solar System, we observe its effects directly: atmospheric escape, chemical disruption, and spectacular auroral […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
The Impact Of Supermassive Black Holes On Exoplanet Habitability: I. Spanning The Natural Mass Range
While the influence of supermassive black hole (SMBH) activity on habitability has garnered attention, the specific effects of active galactic nuclei (AGN) winds, particularly ultrafast outflows (UFOs), on planetary atmospheres […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Status Report
ReplicationBench: Can AI Agents Replicate Astrophysics Research Papers?
Frontier AI agents show increasing promise as scientific research assistants, and may eventually be useful for extended, open-ended research workflows.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
First Imagery From The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
From distant stars and galaxies to asteroids whizzing through the solar system, this next-generation facility unveils its first imagery and brings the night sky to life like never before.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Press Release
Simulating Turbulence In A Galaxy
From the ocean’s rolling swells to the bumpy ride of a jetliner, turbulence is everywhere. It breaks large waves into smaller ones, cascading energy across scales. It is ubitquitous throughout […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Status Report
Influence of Dark Matter on the Formation of Biogenic Elements in Early Universe Stars
We demonstrate that dark matter interactions can profoundly influence stellar nucleosynthesis in the early universe by altering thermodynamic gradients and modifying nuclear reaction rates within primordial stars.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, Courses, Education and Outreach, Status Report
Apply Now: 2025 NASA Planetary Science Summer School
Now through March 18, 2025, NASA is encouraging applications for its 37th Annual Planetary Science Summer School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a 3-month […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Intelligence & Language, Interstellar, Status Report
Detection of Thioacetaldehyde (CH3CHS) in TMC-1: Sulfur-oxygen Differentiation Along The Hydrogenation Sequence
In recent years the chemistry of sulfur in the interstellar medium has experienced a renewed interest due to the detection of a large variety of molecules containing sulfur.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Science Fiction, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
High-resolution Imaging Of The Radio Source Associated With Project Hephaistos Dyson Sphere Candidate G
We present high-resolution e-MERLIN and EVN (e-VLBI) observations of a radio source associated with Dyson Sphere candidate G, identified as part of Project Hephaistos.