Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong magnetic fields. Despite decades of research, the process of how stars form is still filled with unanswered questions….
Category: 2. Space
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Webb Telescope Uncovers Star Birth Struggles in a Magnetic Maze at the Milky Way’s Core
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Sols 4522-4524: Up on the Roof
Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth planning date: Friday, April 25, 2025
On Sols 4520 and 4521, Curiosity was supposed to study layered rocks in its workspace, then drive on….
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Author Correction: Greenhouse gases reduce the satellite carrying capacity of low Earth orbit
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format,…
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Space Force embraces commercial tech in major overhaul of surveillance satellite program
WASHINGTON — In a significant departure from traditional defense procurement practices, the U.S. Space Force is moving to replace its specialized military satellites used for geostationary surveillance with systems built and…
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A Neutral Hydrogen Absorption Study of Cold Gas in the Outskirts of the Magellanic Clouds Using the GASKAP-H i Survey
Cold neutral hydrogen (H i) is a crucial precursor for molecular gas formation and can be studied via H i absorption. This study investigates H i absorption in low column density regions of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC)…
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Stellar Population and Energy Feedback in the Supergiant Shell LMC 1
Supergiant shells (SGSs) are the largest interstellar structures in galaxies and inject hot enriched gas into galactic halos. We have studied SGS LMC 1 to determine quantitatively whether stellar energy feedback is adequate to power the formation…
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Evolution of Massive Red Galaxies in Clusters from z = 1.0 to z = 0.3
A critical issue in studying the evolution of galaxy clusters is to find ways that enable meaningful comparisons of clusters observed at different redshifts, as well as in various stages of their growth. Studies in the past have typically…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper partners with L3Harris to develop military communication solutions
WASHINGTON — Amazon’s satellite internet company, Project Kuiper, is forging ties with the defense sector, signaling a strategic push beyond commercial broadband into government and military communications.
Kuiper Government…
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FCC opens new battlefront in satellite power struggle
TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted April 28 to review its satellite spectrum sharing rules, opening a new front in the power struggle between legacy operators in geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and non-GSO…
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