NASA’s OCO-2 Mission Uncovers Carbon Emissions and Removals in Nations Worldwide
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission has enabled researchers to estimate emissions and removals of carbon dioxide in individual nations worldwide, according to a pilot project published in Earth System Science Data. The project provides a powerful new look at carbon dioxide being emitted in these countries and how much of it is removed from […]
Continue reading Breakthrough in Quantum Computing Achieved by HRL Laboratories
HRL Laboratories, LLC, has made a breakthrough in the field of quantum computing.[0] The team has published the first demonstration of universal control of encoded spin qubits in Nature.[0] This novel silicon-based qubit device architecture was fabricated in HRL’s Malibu cleanroom and involves trapping single electrons in quantum dots.[0] Energy-degenerate qubit states of three individual […]
Continue reading Worm Moon Illumination & Spectacular Night Sky Sights in March 2023
On Tuesday morning, March 7, 2023, the full moon will reach its peak illumination at 7:40 AM EST. This is an exciting time for skywatchers, as the full moon will appear full for about three days, from Sunday evening through Wednesday morning, with the possibility of being visible until early Wednesday evening. This month’s full […]
Continue reading Jurassic Era Insect Discovered at Walmart in Fayetteville, Arkansas
A species of insect that predates the dinosaurs was identified at a Walmart in Fayetteville, Arkansas, after being spotted by Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State’s Insect Identification Lab.[0] Skvarla, who was a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas at the time, recalled the incident vividly.[1] “I remember it vividly, because I was walking […]
Continue reading Uncovering the Mystery of X7: A Tic-Tac-Shaped Object Orbiting the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way
Astronomers have long been fascinated with the mysterious blob named X7 that has been observed drifting around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.[0] Now, a team at the University of California, Los Angeles Galactic Center Group and the Keck Observatory have published research in The Astrophysical Journal that suggests the […]
Continue reading Witness the Rare Celestial Event of Jupiter and Venus in Conjunction on March 1 & 2
On March 1 and 2, two of the brightest planets in the night sky will come close together in a rare celestial event known as a conjunction.[0] Jupiter and Venus, the two biggest planets in our solar system, will appear almost close enough to touch, although they are actually 400 million miles apart.[1] Venus is […]
Continue reading NASA’s DART Mission: A Smashing Success in Defending Earth from Asteroid Threats
Last September, NASA conducted the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to test our capability to defend Earth from possible asteroid threats.[0] The mission has now been deemed a success, with telescopes observing the impact’s effects on the asteroid Dimorphos. The DART spacecraft smashed into Dimorphos, a binary asteroid system located 6.8 million miles from […]
Continue reading Canada Set to Launch First-Ever Moon Rover for Global Search for Ice
Canada is set to launch its first-ever moon rover, with the mission to help the global search for frozen ice on the moon.[0] The discovery of water ice on the moon would advance space exploration by allowing researchers and astronauts to stay for longer missions on the lunar surface. The rover, developed by Canadensys Aerospace […]
Continue reading Uncovering Secrets of the Tycho Supernova Remnant: IXPE Reveals Geometry of Magnetic Fields
Using data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), international researchers have made a major breakthrough in uncovering secrets of the Tycho supernova remnant, an exploded star in the constellation Cassiopeia first seen on Earth in 1572. By mapping the geometry of the magnetic fields close to the supernova’s shock wave, the IXPE data have […]
Continue reading The Mysterious Disappearance of the Giant Lacewing – Rediscovered After 50 Years!
In 2012, while he was a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, Michael Skvarla was walking into Walmart to get milk when he saw a huge insect on the side of the building.[0] He immediately knew it was something unique, so he put it in his hand and continued his shopping. Little did he […]
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