We have performed the first near-infrared linear and circular imaging polarimetry of the massive W33A star-forming region. Large linear polarization is detected in the very red and extended (∼1 pc projected length) infrared nebulae with a…
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Near-infrared Polarimetry of the Massive Young Star W33A in the Godzilla Nebula: Detection of Linear and Circular Polarization
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HD 35843: A Sun-like Star Hosting a Long-period Sub-Neptune and Inner Super-Earth
We report the discovery and confirmation of two planets orbiting the metal-poor Sun-like star HD 35843 (TOI 4189). HD 35843 c is a temperate sub-Neptune transiting planet with an orbital period of 46.96 days that was first identified by Planet…
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NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) Webinar
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams,…
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Lynk Global breaks up with Slam Corp and settles legal dispute
TAMPA, Fla. — Direct-to-smartphone satellite operator Lynk Global has officially hung up on Slam Corp, ending a troubled merger with former MLB star Alex Rodriguez’s blank-check firm through a clean break and legal truce.
To…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 during a news conference beginning at 10:40 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 25, from the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration…
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NRO extends data contract with Hydrosat to leverage thermal infrared satellite imagery
WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has extended its contract with thermal imagery startup Hydrosat under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) program, the company announced July 21. The new agreement grants…
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NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup Set to Depart
On Monday, NASA announced Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is set to leave the agency on Friday, Aug. 1.
As center director of Goddard, a role she has held since April 2023, Lystrup…
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NASA Shares How to Save Camera 370-Million-Miles Away Near Jupiter
An experimental technique rescued a camera aboard the agency’s Juno spacecraft, offering lessons that will benefit other space systems that experience high radiation.
The mission team of NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft executed a…
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