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Environment - Jun 16
Join us at The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2021: winner announcement!
Join us at The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2021: winner announcement!
Health - Jun 16
RECOVERY trial Regeneron's monoclonal antibody combination reduces deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
RECOVERY trial Regeneron's monoclonal antibody combination reduces deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Health - Jun 16
Human milk from women infected and vaccinated for coronavirus has antibodies against COVID-19
Human milk from women infected and vaccinated for coronavirus has antibodies against COVID-19
Physics - Jun 15
CEA-Leti collaborates with siemens to launch process design kit that supports multiple technologies, simplifies creation of optical circuits
CEA-Leti collaborates with siemens to launch process design kit that supports multiple technologies, simplifies creation of optical circuits
Health - Jun 15
Herbert Leiderman, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dies at 97
Herbert Leiderman, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dies at 97
Environment - Jun 15
'Learning to take responsibility for the future': How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
'Learning to take responsibility for the future': How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
Health - Jun 15
Integrating multiple models can provide best control of pandemic as states reopen, says U-M study
Integrating multiple models can provide best control of pandemic as states reopen, says U-M study
Linguistics - Jun 15
W. J. T. Mitchell reflects on his editorship of 'Critical Inquiry'--and on fatherhood
W. J. T. Mitchell reflects on his editorship of 'Critical Inquiry'--and on fatherhood
Life Sciences - Jun 15
Snails carrying the world's smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Snails carrying the world's smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Social Sciences - Jun 14
West African young people hold key for policymakers to unlock region's potential - study
West African young people hold key for policymakers to unlock region's potential - study
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Astronomy / Space Science - 15.06.2021
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Astronomy / Space Science - 11.06.2021 
Edge of Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf is ripping apart, causing key Antarctic glacier to gain speed
The ice shelf on Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier lost about one-fifth of its area from 2017 to 2020, mostly in three dramatic breaks. The timelapse video incorporates satellite images from January 2015 to March 2020. For most of the first two years, the satellite took high-resolution images every 12 days; then for more than three years it captured images of the ice shelf every six days.
Astronomy / Space Science - Campus - 10.06.2021
Physics - Astronomy / Space Science - 10.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 10.06.2021 
Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India
The Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy on Feb. 7, 2021, when a wall of debris and water barreled down the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys. The event began when a wedge of rock carrying a glacier broke off of a steep ridge in the Himalayan mountain range.
Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 09.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Event - 08.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - 04.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - 03.06.2021 
Attractive locations work like large planets
Using large-scale mobility data from diverse cities around the globe, researchers from ETH Zurich, MIT and the Santa Fe Institute discover a powerful yet surprisingly simple travel law that governs the number of visitors to any location in a city.
Astronomy / Space Science - 03.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Earth Sciences - 03.06.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - 01.06.2021 
Australia leads project that will burst the Hubble bubble
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world's most powerful ground-based telescopes that promises to see further and clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope and unlock mysteries of the early Universe.
Astronomy / Space Science - Career - 31.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 28.05.2021 
Gravitational wave search no humdrum hunt
The hunt for the never before heard "hum" of gravitational waves caused by mysterious neutron stars has just got a lot easier, thanks to an international team of researchers. Gravitational waves have only been detected from black holes and neutron stars colliding, major cosmic events that cause huge bursts that ripple through space and time.
Astronomy / Space Science - 27.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 27.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 27.05.2021 
Dark Energy Survey releases most precise look at universe’s evolution
New results from the Dark Energy Survey use the largest ever sample of galaxies over an enormous piece of the sky to produce the most precise measurements of the universe's composition and growth to date. The analysis, which includes the first three years of data from the survey, is consistent with predictions from the current best model of the universe, the standard cosmological model.
Astronomy / Space Science - 25.05.2021
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Astronomy / Space Science - Campus - 20.05.2021
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Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 20.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Campus - 20.05.2021 
’Gecko gripper’ tested aboard ISS
A robotic gripper, developed by Stanford engineers, was tested aboard the ISS. Equipped with grippy but not sticky gecko-inspired adhesives, the gripper could be particularly well-suited for tasks such as collecting debris and servicing satellites. Floating in space in orbit around Earth are millions of pieces of debris.
Environment - Astronomy / Space Science - 19.05.2021 
EPFL works to address debris collision risk
Space debris threatens human safety in space and puts at risk critical space-based infrastructure that supports services such as the internet, global navigation and climate monitoring.
Astronomy / Space Science - 19.05.2021 
Real-time satellite system to monitor global reef bleaching
In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth's oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 18.05.2021 
Successful launch of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, its ’eyes’ designed by U-M researchers
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of "dark energy” is beginning officially today, and University of Michigan researchers were instrumental in the project's development. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, is an international collaboration under the aegis of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with primary funding from DOE's Office of Science.
Astronomy / Space Science - 18.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 18.05.2021 
Successful start of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, its ’eyes’ designed by U-M researchers
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of "dark energy” is beginning officially today, and University of Michigan researchers were instrumental in the project's development. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, is an international collaboration under the aegis of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with primary funding from DOE's Office of Science.
Astronomy / Space Science - 17.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Event - 17.05.2021
Environment - Astronomy / Space Science - 14.05.2021 
Experts highlight advanced satellite data as vital tool in tackling climate change as countdown to COP26 continues
Earth observation satellites provide the most comprehensive real-time check on the health of the planet and are playing a crucial role in the fight against global heating now and increasingly in future, according to leading climate scientists.
Pedagogy - Astronomy / Space Science - 13.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Economics / Business - 13.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - 11.05.2021 
How giant radio telescopes will tell us more about black holes
Dr Leah Morabito, in our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, is a leading figure in two international radio telescope projects that will help us see more of the universe and give us new insight into distant galaxies and black holes.
Astronomy / Space Science - Campus - 11.05.2021
Astronomy / Space Science - Campus - 10.05.2021
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Astronomy / Space Science - Research Management - 09.05.2021
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State Secretary Hirayama in Portugal to attend Africa-Europe Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum and hold bilateral talks
State Secretary Martina Hirayama participated in the Africa-Europe Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum in Lisbon on 11 and 12 June.
State Secretary Martina Hirayama participated in the Africa-Europe Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum in Lisbon on 11 and 12 June.
Dark Energy Survey Releases Most Precise Look at the Universe’s Evolution
Carnegie Mellon University New results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) used the largest ever sample of galaxies over an enormous piece of the sky to produce the most precise measurements of the universe's composition and growth to date. Scientists measured that the way matter is distributed throughout the universe is consistent with predictions in the standard cosmological model, the best current model of the universe.
Carnegie Mellon University New results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) used the largest ever sample of galaxies over an enormous piece of the sky to produce the most precise measurements of the universe's composition and growth to date. Scientists measured that the way matter is distributed throughout the universe is consistent with predictions in the standard cosmological model, the best current model of the universe.
The ice shelf on Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier lost about one-fifth of its area from 2017 to 2020, mostly in three dramatic breaks. The timelapse video incorporates satellite images from January 2015 to March 2020. For most of the first two years, the satellite took high-resolution images every 12 days; then for more than three years it captured images of the ice shelf every six days.
Parno To Build Neutrino Detector Module With DOE Research Award
Carnegie Mellon University Diana Parno, an assistant professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon University, was awarded a five-year Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award in High Energy Physics to build a neutrino detector that will help to make more accurate measurements of neutrinos.
Carnegie Mellon University Diana Parno, an assistant professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon University, was awarded a five-year Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award in High Energy Physics to build a neutrino detector that will help to make more accurate measurements of neutrinos.
The Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy on Feb. 7, 2021, when a wall of debris and water barreled down the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys. The event began when a wedge of rock carrying a glacier broke off of a steep ridge in the Himalayan mountain range.
ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision
EnVision will be ESA's next Venus orbiter, providing a holistic view of the planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently.
EnVision will be ESA's next Venus orbiter, providing a holistic view of the planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently.
Using large-scale mobility data from diverse cities around the globe, researchers from ETH Zurich, MIT and the Santa Fe Institute discover a powerful yet surprisingly simple travel law that governs the number of visitors to any location in a city.
Is Earth’s core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet’s interior
A new model by UC Berkeley seismologists proposes that Earth's inner core grows faster on its east side (left) than on its west. Gravity equalizes the asymmetric growth by pushing iron crystals toward the north and south poles (arrows). This tends to align the long axis of iron crystals along the planet's rotation axis (dashed line), explaining the different travel times for seismic waves through the inner core.
A new model by UC Berkeley seismologists proposes that Earth's inner core grows faster on its east side (left) than on its west. Gravity equalizes the asymmetric growth by pushing iron crystals toward the north and south poles (arrows). This tends to align the long axis of iron crystals along the planet's rotation axis (dashed line), explaining the different travel times for seismic waves through the inner core.
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world's most powerful ground-based telescopes that promises to see further and clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope and unlock mysteries of the early Universe.
The hunt for the never before heard "hum" of gravitational waves caused by mysterious neutron stars has just got a lot easier, thanks to an international team of researchers. Gravitational waves have only been detected from black holes and neutron stars colliding, major cosmic events that cause huge bursts that ripple through space and time.
Do lightning storms affect high-flying satellites?
The VIPER experiment was aboard this sounding rocket when it was launched at 9:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (Photo courtesy of NASA) Lightning storms produce bursts of radio waves called whistlers that seem innocuous as they bounce off the ionosphere and dissipate with seemingly little effect.
The VIPER experiment was aboard this sounding rocket when it was launched at 9:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (Photo courtesy of NASA) Lightning storms produce bursts of radio waves called whistlers that seem innocuous as they bounce off the ionosphere and dissipate with seemingly little effect.
New results from the Dark Energy Survey use the largest ever sample of galaxies over an enormous piece of the sky to produce the most precise measurements of the universe's composition and growth to date. The analysis, which includes the first three years of data from the survey, is consistent with predictions from the current best model of the universe, the standard cosmological model.
Analysis: Everything you need to know about the lunar eclipse
PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explains what causes a lunar eclipse, and how best to watch the total lunar eclipse taking place in parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.
PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explains what causes a lunar eclipse, and how best to watch the total lunar eclipse taking place in parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.
Super blood moon to get the heart pumping
If you cast your eyes to the skies this Wednesday night you're in for a celestial surprise - a rare Super Blood Moon. Technically a total lunar eclipse, a Super Blood Moon occurs when our heavenly neighbour passes into Earth's shadow.
If you cast your eyes to the skies this Wednesday night you're in for a celestial surprise - a rare Super Blood Moon. Technically a total lunar eclipse, a Super Blood Moon occurs when our heavenly neighbour passes into Earth's shadow.
A UChicago astronomer’s decades-long quest to map millions of stars
Sloan Digital Sky Survey founder Richard Kron leaves legacy of scientific discovery and education You might say Richard Kron, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, was born to map the sky.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey founder Richard Kron leaves legacy of scientific discovery and education You might say Richard Kron, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, was born to map the sky.
Analysis: the historical Mars missions that failed and the ones that made it
PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) outlines the history of attempted Mars landings and says that, despite recent successes, landing will never be a routine and risk-free procedure.
PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) outlines the history of attempted Mars landings and says that, despite recent successes, landing will never be a routine and risk-free procedure.
A Textbook Case for Heeding Planetary Limits
An astrophysicist takes a rigorous look at Planet Earth and the demands on its resources that will guide its future inhabitability What on Earth is an astrophysicist doing in the field of planetary conservation?
An astrophysicist takes a rigorous look at Planet Earth and the demands on its resources that will guide its future inhabitability What on Earth is an astrophysicist doing in the field of planetary conservation?
A robotic gripper, developed by Stanford engineers, was tested aboard the ISS. Equipped with grippy but not sticky gecko-inspired adhesives, the gripper could be particularly well-suited for tasks such as collecting debris and servicing satellites. Floating in space in orbit around Earth are millions of pieces of debris.
Space debris threatens human safety in space and puts at risk critical space-based infrastructure that supports services such as the internet, global navigation and climate monitoring.
In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth's oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of "dark energy” is beginning officially today, and University of Michigan researchers were instrumental in the project's development. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, is an international collaboration under the aegis of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with primary funding from DOE's Office of Science.
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of "dark energy” is beginning officially today, and University of Michigan researchers were instrumental in the project's development. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, is an international collaboration under the aegis of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with primary funding from DOE's Office of Science.
Earth observation satellites provide the most comprehensive real-time check on the health of the planet and are playing a crucial role in the fight against global heating now and increasingly in future, according to leading climate scientists.
Dr Leah Morabito, in our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, is a leading figure in two international radio telescope projects that will help us see more of the universe and give us new insight into distant galaxies and black holes.
CMU Leaves Marks on Mars
Carnegie Mellon University Wheels tested at CMU are driven on red planet Wearing 3D glasses and sitting at the flight operations console in Pasadena, California, Carnegie Mellon University graduate Va
Carnegie Mellon University Wheels tested at CMU are driven on red planet Wearing 3D glasses and sitting at the flight operations console in Pasadena, California, Carnegie Mellon University graduate Va
News in Brief
Environment - Jun 16
Join us at The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2021: winner announcement!
Join us at The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2021: winner announcement!
Health - Jun 16
RECOVERY trial Regeneron's monoclonal antibody combination reduces deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
RECOVERY trial Regeneron's monoclonal antibody combination reduces deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Health - Jun 16
Human milk from women infected and vaccinated for coronavirus has antibodies against COVID-19
Human milk from women infected and vaccinated for coronavirus has antibodies against COVID-19
Physics - Jun 15
CEA-Leti collaborates with siemens to launch process design kit that supports multiple technologies, simplifies creation of optical circuits
CEA-Leti collaborates with siemens to launch process design kit that supports multiple technologies, simplifies creation of optical circuits
Health - Jun 15
Herbert Leiderman, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dies at 97
Herbert Leiderman, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dies at 97
Environment - Jun 15
'Learning to take responsibility for the future': How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
'Learning to take responsibility for the future': How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
Health - Jun 15
Integrating multiple models can provide best control of pandemic as states reopen, says U-M study
Integrating multiple models can provide best control of pandemic as states reopen, says U-M study
Linguistics - Jun 15
W. J. T. Mitchell reflects on his editorship of 'Critical Inquiry'--and on fatherhood
W. J. T. Mitchell reflects on his editorship of 'Critical Inquiry'--and on fatherhood
Life Sciences - Jun 15
Snails carrying the world's smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Snails carrying the world's smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Social Sciences - Jun 14
West African young people hold key for policymakers to unlock region's potential - study
West African young people hold key for policymakers to unlock region's potential - study