Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to hunt for planets that form around young stars. The powerful space telescope delivered the goods quickly, albeit in an unexpected way. These young planets take shape in swirling clumps of gas and dust called protoplanetary disks, gathering more and more mass as they go. Humanity has … Read more
Scientists are now inspecting hooked, bagged and tagged bits and pieces of the asteroid Bennu, the cosmic mother lode provided by NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer mission. Known in acronym astro-speak as OSIRIS-REx, that seven-year journey brought the goods home via a sample return bus that came to a … Read more
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies showing that Earth shattered global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists fear what’s behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press news agency spoke to more than three dozen scientists about what the destroyed records mean. Most say they fear an acceleration of … Read more