• Astronomers conduct first search for forming planets with James Webb Space Telescope

    Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly. Although several dozens of such disks have been imaged, just two planets have been caught in the act of forming so far. Now, astronomers are aiming the powerful instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope at protoplanetary disks to try to find early clues about the ways in which planets form, and how these planets influence their natal disk.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Watch This Clip From the New IMAX Film ‘Deep Sky’ About the James Webb Space Telescope

    The upcoming IMAX documentary will illuminate the production and deployment of NASA's incredible James Webb Space Telescope and show its stunning images.

  • Webb telescope makes curious find in deep space: alcohol

    The James Webb Space Telescope scanned two young star systems and found some vital ingredients for the formation of potentially habitable worlds, including ethanol, or alcohol, among other organic molecules.

  • James Webb Telescope Detects Signs of Oceans and Organics on Dwarf Planets

    Dwarf planets Eris and Makemake (out by Pluto) have surfaces bearing methane ice of unknown origin. This ice can provide important insights into the origin and evolution of volatiles in the outer solar system. We probably need to send new probes to the Dwarf planets to conclusively determine if liquid oceans have microbial life. Because

  • Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – as it happened

    Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step downIn interviews this morning Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, admitted that special educational needs provision was in crisis, Ben Quinn reports.Universities in England could be told to terminate their arrangements with foreign countries if freedom of speech and academic freedom is undermined, the government’s free speech tsar has said. As PA Media reports, Prof Arif...

  • Uncovering Christchurch’s scientific secrets

    New signs and art installations at Friars Cliff, and across Steamer Point Nature Reserve, will reveal Christchurch’s natural qualities and important historical contributions to national defence. Funded through local development contributions, works to introduce the new installations, as well as upgrades to existing signage, will take place on 26 and 27 March. At the start […]

  • Ezra Frech paves the way for other Paralympians

    Through Angel City Sports, the track and field champ is giving more people living with a disability the chance to be part of the sports community.

  • Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye

    Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in patients with dry eye. The new work could lead to improved treatments for various eye problems and for diseases affecting other parts of the body.

  • Japan to study health impact of PFAS chemicals

    Japan will launch a study on the health impact of potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS, a government source said Monday, after their detection across the country fueled concern among local residents. PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, used in various products such as frying pan coatings and water-repellent clothing, have been

  • Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born

    When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in the unimaginable vastness of the universe.

  • 2027 Space Telescope Could Find 400 Rogue Planets

    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be sensitive to even lower-mass rogue planets since it will observe from space. It will have wide field of view and sharp vision which will allow us to study the objects it finds in more detail than we can do using only ground-based telescopes. In 2023, researchers estimate it

  • 5 Bodies in Space Pulling on Earth in Weird Ways

    The sea isn’t the only thing that moves with the tides. The land moves, too