Seti: alien hunters get a boost as AI helps identify promising signals from space

Can artificial intelligence transform the search for alien intelligence?

Michael Garrett, Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics and Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

'Blue marble': how half a century of climate change has altered the face of the Earth

A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.

Oliver Gruner, Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 31, 2023 • ~7 min

Souped up Hall thrusters might get people to Mars

"...essentially, we took the H9 thruster and made a muscle car out of it by turning it up to 11—really up to a hundred..."

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 • ~7 min

Cornwall space launch: why the environmental cost of rocket launches is large even when they fail

The UK space launch failed but it succeeded in releasing hazardous pollutants to multiple layers of the atmosphere.

Eloise Marais, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, UCL • conversation
Jan. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Were more galaxies born earlier than we thought?

A new finding moves astronomers one step closer to finding out when galaxies first appeared in the universe.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~6 min

Team grabs radio signal from most distant galaxy yet

Researchers have captured a radio signal from the most distant galaxy so far, allowing a peek into the secrets of the early universe.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 • ~4 min

Curious Kids: is there such a thing as nothing?

Nothing is harder to find than you might think.

Jacco van Loon, Astronomer, Keele University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~6 min

Expert: Why new exoplanet discovery is a big deal

A newly-discovered Earth-sized exoplanet that could be capable of supporting life "is a key example that we have a lot more to learn."

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~8 min

NASA's busiest year in decades – an astronomer sums up the dizzying array of missions in 2022

NASA has been gaining momentum in recent years as investment into space has ramped up in the US. In 2022, missions dealt with the farthest, closest, hottest and coldest conditions in the universe.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~9 min

Ultraviolet rays fuel late-stage planet formation

New research indicates that UV rays, not cosmic or X-rays, drive the chemistry involved in late-stage planet development.

U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 11, 2023 • ~5 min

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