Satellites tracking the total lunar eclipse in May revealed dramatic and uneven temperature changes across the surface of the moon. On May 16 , skywatchers were treated to the longest total lunar e… [+3863 chars]
The most powerful space telescope ever built is now performing beyond the expectations of its American, Canadian and European creators. It can see deep into space and time, but one thing it does not … [+10166 chars]
By constructing a multilayer nanoparticle film, researchers led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) formed a natural gap of l… [+2528 chars]
Researcher Dhruv Sareens own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether theyll grow better in zero gravity. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are tryi… [+4725 chars]
To cut weight from x-ray space telescopes, Tokyo Metropolitan University is micro-machining x-ray lenses from silicon. The lenses exploit the nature of x-rays, which can reflect if they approach a f… [+1618 chars]
Part 1 of this essay described the science, technology and history behind the fantastic images delivered by the James Webb Space Telescope. This second and concluding installment considers the theori… [+12211 chars]
A massive field of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor in the dark depths of the East Pacific ocean is the hottest and largest discovered in the region yet. Not only that, but it's in a place scienti… [+4514 chars]
The basic physical process of irradiating a material with photons of a known energy and measuring the ejected photoelectrons has remained unchanged over six decades since it was first commercialized.… [+4463 chars]
The high sensitivity of the reflection electron microscopy (REM) technique to small changes in the crystal structure and composition of the top surface layers of various crystalline materials makes i… [+6694 chars]
JULY 18, 2022 - Last week, NASA unveiled the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and they are phenomenal. Named for the second NASA administrator, who served from 1961 - 1968, the JWSTs… [+1926 chars]
When the first photons from the star HD84800 were detected by NIRCam, I could finally relax. The telescope had unfolded, instruments were cooling down properly, and NIRCam turned on with all of its c… [+699 chars]
Recently, a team led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences used the nano-capillary pumping action to automatically capture the target molecules… [+1839 chars]
