Astronomers will be hoping for cloudy skies as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) turns its attention to exoplanetary atmospheres laden with vaporized rock and crystals such as corundum and perovskite, which form gems on Earth. Hot Jupiters, which are gas giants that orbit extremely close to their stars, grow so hot that … Read more
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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – At one point, getting an education in cannabis, also known as marijuana, was unheard of. “I think this is a period of change. I think this is a period of growth,” Dr. Bobby Vincent III said. Dr. Vincent is a cannabis pharmacist treating patients at Beyond Hello Cannabis Dispensary in northern … Read more
An astrophotographer has taken his clearest ever picture of Saturn while it made its closest approach to Earth this year. Our planet moved almost directly between Saturn and the sun on Sunday, in an annual celestial event known as ‘opposition’. This is the moment when the gas giant is closest to us and is in … Read more
A cluster of massive stars seen with the Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust called a nebula. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains the central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. Recent research shows that galactic cosmic rays flowing into … Read more
Space is important to us and that’s why we’re working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription. What can make a weekend trip to Florida better? How about a mega moon rocket launch? As NASA preps for its … Read more
Perry Newell, Funding College Project announcement. We believe Education is a basic human right, and it is central to unlocking human capabilities. It has been known to have tremendous instrumental value. Education raises human value, productivity, incomes, economic growth and employability. But its benefits go far beyond these monetary gains: education also makes people healthier … Read more
But it’s the photo of a “zombie” fungus-infected fly that has been crowned the overall winner in the nature journal’s second annual contest. The striking scene captured by Spanish photographer Roberto García-Roa, from the University of Valencia, was of the fruiting spores of a parasitic fungus erupting from the body of a fly in the … Read more
hello all. I’m Nicole Fallon-Peek and I’m filling in for your usual curator Karena on today’s Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily. Now, onto the most important things happening around town. First, today’s weather: Mostly sunny. High: 88 Low: 68. Here are the top three stories today in Essex-Chester-Deep River: As colleges return for the fall semester, experts … Read more
A new scholarship at Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh will provide full scholarships for at least 40 students at its Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. The college, along with the North Country Workforce Partnership and the North Country Chamber’s North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment, announced the new scholarship program on Tuesday. Workforce Partnership … Read more
