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Astronomer Lunine appointed chief scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell News Service· 4 days agoDuncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and chair of the astronomy department in the College of...
Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA· 4 days agoAs part of his new role as JPL’s chief scientist, Jonathan Lunine has also been appointed professor...
New contest lets you name Earth's 1st 'quasi-moon' for free. Here's how to enter.
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new public competition will allow a lucky astronomy enthusiast to name one of Earth's tiny...
An emission-state-switching radio transient with a 54-minute period - Nature Astronomy
Nature· 5 days agoThe signal from each element is channelized to 1 MHz frequency resolution over a usable bandwidth of 288 MHz. The standard ASKAP hardware correlator produces visibilities on a 10 s timescale ...
Webb Telescope Uncovers a Mysterious Carbon Treasure Trove Around Young Star
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a rich variety of carbon molecules in a protoplanetary disk around a low-mass star, suggesting a unique type of planet-forming ...
Missed the 'Parade of Planets'? These Upcoming Alignments Will Likely Be Better, Anyway
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoSix planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, in that order—created a diagonal line across the dawn-lit sky from our terrestrial vantage point this morning, a spectacle that ...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlgorithms then select and combine the best images, which resulted in sharpest-ever portraits of Io...
Sharper Than Ever – Io’s Volcanic Surfaces Revealed by New Telescope Technology
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoAstronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter’s moon Io at a resolution never before...
Io’s Fiery Secrets: Unveiling Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon With New Imaging Tech
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoAdvanced imaging technology has captured unprecedentedly clear images of Jupiter’s moon Io,...