Reporting in Research Ideas and Outcomes, a Kyushu University researcher has developed a new technique for scanning various plants and animals and reconstructing them into highly detailed 3D models. To […]
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Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Ground-based Optical Transmission Spectroscopy of the Nearby Terrestrial Exoplanet LTT 1445Ab
Nearby M dwarf systems currently offer the most favorable opportunities for spectroscopic investigations of terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Beta Pictoris, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Likelihood Ratio Map For Direct Exoplanet Detection
Direct imaging of exoplanets is a challenging task due to the small angular distance and high contrast relative to their host star, and the presence of quasi-static noise.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Planetary System Around LTT 1445A Unveiled By ESPRESSO: Multiple Planets In A Triple M-dwarf System
We present radial velocity follow-up obtained with ESPRESSO of the M-type star LTT 1445A (TOI-455), for which a transiting planet b with an orbital period of~5.4 days was detected by […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Deep Learning Tool Identifies Bacteria In Micrographs
Omnipose, a deep learning software, is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images. It has gone beyond this initial goal to identify several […]
Posted inEuropa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Sharpest Earth-based Images Of Europa and Ganymede Reveal Their Icy Landscapes
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter’s largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Simulating Reflected Light Coronagraphy Of Earth-like Exoplanets With Large IR/O/UV Space Telescope: Impact And Calibration Of Smooth Exozodiacal Dust
Observing Earth-like exoplanets orbiting within the habitable zone of Sun-like stars and studying their atmospheres in reflected starlight requires contrasts of ∼1e−10 in the visible.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: NASA Goddard Instrument Field Team Tests Astrobiology Instrumentation
We’re the Goddard Instrument Field Team (and friends), and we study Earth’s most otherworldly places. This week we’re in Hawaii working to answer questions about our solar system’s history and […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
University Of Virginia Joins Artemis Missions To Seek Traces Of Extraterrestrial Life
Was there ever life on the moon? What about on other planets? With the U.S. slated to blast off soon to orbit the moon – its first trip there in […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Plant Biology, Press Release
Linking Common Multispectral Vegetation Indices to Hyperspectral Mixture Models
For decades, agronomists have used remote sensing to monitor key crop parameters like biomass, fractional cover, and plant health. Vegetation indices (VIs) are popular for this purpose, primarily leveraging the […]