Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A previously unknown dinosaur with a remarkably flat head lived about 70 million years ago on an island that was home to prehistoric dwarf creatures. Discovered in what is now western Romania, Transylvanosaurus …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A previously unknown dinosaur with a remarkably flat head lived about 70 million years ago on an island that was home to prehistoric dwarf creatures. Discovered in what is now western Romania, Transylvanosaurus …
Best fit (red curves) to the Cs IV–Cs VI lines observed in the FUSE spectrum of HD 149499B (black curves). Credit: Chayer et al, 2022 By analyzing data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered cesium in the atmosphere of a hot white dwarf known as HD …
Cesium detected in the atmosphere of a hot white dwarf Read More »
The James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science (ERS) program – first launched on July 12, 2022 – has proven to be a treasure trove of discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. Among the many areas of research it enables is the study of resolved stellar populations (RST), which was the subject of ERS 1334. This refers …
Webb gives us a stunning new look at this lonely dwarf galaxy Read More »
The James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science (ERS) program – first launched on July 12, 2022 – has proven to be a treasure trove of discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. Among the many areas of research it enables is the study of resolved stellar populations (RST), which was the subject of ERS 1334. This refers …
This nearby dwarf galaxy has been lonely for almost the entire age of the universe Read More »
The most powerful space telescope currently in operation has zoomed in on a lone dwarf galaxy in our galactic neighborhood, imaging it in stunning detail. About 3 million light-years from Earth, the dwarf galaxynamed Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) after three astronomers who contributed to its discovery, is close enough that James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can distinguish …
James Webb Space Telescope peers into lonely dwarf galaxy with sparkling results Read More »
