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Biosentinels yeast cubesat, launched with the Artemis I mission, began to perform a biological experiment
Kubsat carries two types of yeast on board. As part of the experiment, the impact of cosmic radiation on the development of living organisms in deep space conditions will be studied. The data on the damage of yeast genetic material will be used in the scientific works of the Ames Research Center dedicated to the…
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Australia begins construction of a “landmark” radio telescope
Australia on Monday began construction of an extensive antenna network in a sparsely populated area, part of which, according to designers, will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When everything is ready, the antennas in Australia and the dish network in South Africa will form a massive instrument whose…
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“James Webb” revealed the composition of the atmosphere of a red-hot exoplanet
The telescope has compiled a molecular and chemical portrait of the atmosphere of the “hot Saturn” WASP-39b in unprecedented detail, revealing water, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, sodium and potassium in it. The exoplanet lives seven hundred light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Virgo and is located eight times closer to its star…
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NIRSpec “Webb” tool reveals the mysteries of the Universe
Astronomy asks questions about how the first stars and galaxies began to form, and what ultimately led to our existence. However, even the largest space telescope is only as good as its instruments are, and here the NIRSpec spectrograph comes on the scene. Its task is to divide the infrared light collected by Webb into…
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Hubble photographed a strange galaxy with a giant ring
The Hubble mission support team has published a picture of a very unusual-looking galaxy known under the designation Arp-Madore 417-391. It was formed as a result of a “space accident”. Arp-Madore 417-391 is located at a distance of 670 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the southern constellation Eridanus. It consists of two…
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Canadian startup develops lunar rover for energy delivery
On November 21, Toronto-based STELLS unveiled its plans to develop a Mobile Power Rover, a rover that will generate energy from its solar panels and can transmit it wirelessly to other vehicles on the moon’s surface. Its MSL-1 rover is scheduled to launch by 2025 as a payload on the Intuitive Machines lander to the…
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“James Webb” got a picture of a nascent star
It is at the earliest stage of star formation and gives an idea of what the Sun and the Solar System looked like in infancy The James Webb Space Telescope has received an incredibly detailed image of object L1527, which, according to astronomers, is formed by a forming star. Its age is estimated at only…
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We start Monday with a snapshot of the week from Hubble
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Zimbabwe launched the first nanosatellite
Zimbabwe on Monday announced the launch into space of its first nanosatellite, which will collect data to monitor natural disasters, develop agriculture and improve the mapping of minerals. A rocket carrying a tiny satellite, dubbed SIMSAT-1, has successfully launched from Virginia along with Uganda’s first satellite as part of a multinational project of the Japan…
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TESS has discovered a new planet of red-hot iron the size of Mars
A new astronomical object was discovered by chance during observations of the red dwarf GJ367. The new exoplanet resembles Mars in size, but it looks like Mercury in metals and appearance. The planet is located near the Sun, the surface temperature is 1500 degrees, which excludes any form of life. In addition, this planet makes…
