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…
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…
Concerns Iran war could hold up cancer care – Simeon Brown getting advice as helium supply, crucial for MRIs, put under pressure
“I’ve asked for advice in relation to helium, how much is used and what impact the war in…
NASA’s crewed Artemis II launch gets pushed back again, this time due to a helium issue
It looks like a March launch is no longer in the cards for Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed…
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…
Webb Detects Exotic Helium-and-Carbon-Rich Atmosphere around Pulsar-Orbiting Exoplanet
PSR J2322-2650b, an enigmatic Jupiter-mass exoplanet orbiting the millisecond pulsar PSR J2322-2650, appears to have an exotic helium-and-carbon-dominated…
Astronomers Find Direct Evidence for Supermassive Stars in Early Universe
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered chemical fingerprints of primordial stars weighing between 1,000…
Webb Detects Giant Clouds of Helium Leaking from WASP-107b
Using high-precision spectroscopic observations from the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb…
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…