1st atmosphere detected on Earth-like, habitable-zone world
Atmosphere detected! For the 1st time, astronomers have detected an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet in the habitable…
Potential Atmosphere Detected on Habitable-Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140b
Using spectral data from the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, astronomers detected helium escaping from LHS…
New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Detected an Unusual Signal from the Early Universe—Could It Be Home to the First Stars?
A discovery made possible by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have revealed, for the first time, evidence…
Mining on the Moon the next space race in the bid to explore the final frontier
Since Neil Armstrong took his giant step for mankind onto the Moon almost 60 years ago, small samples…
NASA’s Artemis II Is the First Crewed Moon Mission Since 1972. Why Are We Going Back?
An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. A 3-D model of the moon…
Chipmakers Scramble as Helium Crunch Threatens AI Expansion
Supply chain disruptions caused by the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran have sent ripples across industries, but…
Helium And India: Up, up and away: Is the world running out of Helium gas?
Helium isn’t something most people think about, unless you’re in a lab, running an MRI, building chips, or…
Iran war drives up cost of living in Asia, hits crucial tech industries
Chathura, a taxi driver in Sri Lanka, usually spends his days shuttling tourists between beach cities on their…
JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b
Astronomers from the University of Geneva, working with colleagues in Canada and the United States, have captured the…
Moon Helium Deal Is the Biggest Space Resource Grab Yet
For billions of years, solar winds have bombarded the Moon. Over time, this constant onslaught of charged particles…