New Study Challenges Signs of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

New Study Challenges Signs of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Expectations were high at the start of this month when a group of University of Cambridge astronomers reported they had found the “strongest evidence yet” of life on an exoplanet called K2-18b. Their assertions sprang from the detection of dimethyl sulphide (DMS), a…

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Farthest Spiral Galaxy, Reveals Clues About Galactic Evolution

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Farthest Spiral Galaxy, Reveals Clues About Galactic Evolution

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped astronomers find a galaxy that seems to be the old twin sister of the Milky Way. With a central bulge of old stars, a vivid disc of stellar babies, and two separate spiral arms, the…

Astronomers Detect Methane in the Atmosphere of the Nearest T Dwarf Star to Earth

Astronomers Detect Methane in the Atmosphere of the Nearest T Dwarf Star to Earth

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The scientists have found methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18 −101000.5, the T dwarf closest to Earth. The study was published in the online preprint journal arXiv on March 28, and the final, revised version was published on November 17. The WISE1810…

James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4

James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been allocated emergency observation time to study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has been classified as potentially hazardous. The space rock was identified in December 2024 and has been placed on the asteroid watch list due to…

Mysterious Icy Objects Found in Milky Way Baffle Astronomers: Everything You Need to Know

Mysterious Icy Objects Found in Milky Way Baffle Astronomers: Everything You Need to Know

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Mysterious icy objects thousands of light years away have been identified, leaving astronomers uncertain about their nature. The discovery was made through observations spanning several years, with initial detections dating back to data collected between 2006 and 2011. Recent findings have only deepened…

New Study Uncovers Discrepancies in Universe’s Expansion Rate, Challenges Cosmology Models

New Study Uncovers Discrepancies in Universe’s Expansion Rate, Challenges Cosmology Models

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Recent findings have intensified debates surrounding the universe’s expansion, suggesting discrepancies in its speed may challenge long-standing cosmological models. Observations from advanced instruments like the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope indicate variations in the rate of expansion across different regions,…

TRAPPIST-1b Could Have Carbon Dioxide-Rich Atmosphere, Study Reveals

TRAPPIST-1b Could Have Carbon Dioxide-Rich Atmosphere, Study Reveals

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The innermost planet of the TRAPPIST-1 system, TRAPPIST-1b, may possess a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, according to research published in Nature Astronomy on December 16. The TRAPPIST-1 system, which lies 40 light-years from Earth and includes seven Earth-sized exoplanets, has intrigued astronomers since its…

Chiron’s Unique Surface and Coma: Key Insights from Recent Space Research

Chiron’s Unique Surface and Coma: Key Insights from Recent Space Research

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Researchers have examined (2060) Chiron, a celestial body orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, revealing its unusual surface and gaseous composition. According to a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Chiron displays characteristics of both asteroids and comets, classifying it as a centaur. Observations…

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A galaxy nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle has been detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, marking a significant discovery. According to research published in Nature on December 11, this galaxy existed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang and has a mass…

Astronomers Successfully Detect Brown Dwarfs in a Distant Star Cluster

Astronomers Successfully Detect Brown Dwarfs in a Distant Star Cluster

Astronomers have identified brown dwarfs in the star cluster NGC 602, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth. This discovery marks the first time brown dwarfs have been detected outside the Milky Way galaxy. An international team of researchers employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…