Ashley Strickland

10 articles by this author

Ghostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image

Ashley Strickland

12/07/2023 Reading 12 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Ghostly Figures Emerge From Pillars Of Creation In New Webb Telescope Image

The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation, located 6,500 light-years away in the Eagle Nebula.

How the Voyager probes keep going and going decades after launch

Ashley Strickland

10/05/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN

How The Voyager Probes Keep Going And Going Decades After Launch

Both Voyager probes have outlived their original missions and are exploring interstellar space more than 45 years after launch. The mission team has made clever decisions to manage the power supply and instruments on each spacecraft to keep them going.

Scientists used DNA to unlock who wore a 25

Ashley Strickland

06/05/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Scientists Used Dna To Unlock Who Wore A 25

This week, learn more about the wearer of a 25,000-year-old pendant, watch a star swallow a planet, meet elusive sand cats, uncover surprising life inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and more.

Webb telescope detects mysterious water vapor in a nearby star system

Ashley Strickland

02/05/2023 Reading 16 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Webb Telescope Detects Mysterious Water Vapor In A Nearby Star System

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor around a rocky exoplanet located 26 light-years away from Earth. Astronomers are trying to determine whether that water vapor indicates an atmosphere.

Repeating radio signal leads astronomers to an Earth-size exoplanet

Ashley Strickland

05/04/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Repeating Radio Signal Leads Astronomers To An Earth-Size Exoplanet

Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from an exoplanet and the star that it orbits, both located 12 light-years away from Earth. The signal suggests that the Earth-size planet may have a magnetic field and perhaps even an atmosphere.

Secrets uncovered as scientists explore Beethoven's DNA

Ashley Strickland

25/03/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Secrets Uncovered As Scientists Explore Beethoven's Dna

This week, uncover secrets in composer Ludwig van Beethoven's DNA, meet the mice with two dads, enjoy a slice of 3D-printed cheesecake, learn the truth behind the haze in Claude Monet's cityscapes, and more.

Scientists uncover what accelerated an interstellar comet through our solar system

Ashley Strickland

23/03/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Scientists Uncover What Accelerated An Interstellar Comet Through Our Solar System

'Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system in 2017. Now, researchers think they have uncovered a simple solution for what propelled the comet during its flyby of the sun.

2022's extraordinary cosmic revelations and moments in space exploration

Ashley Strickland Jackie Wattles

27/12/2022 Reading 9 min

Source de l'article : CNN

2022'S Extraordinary Cosmic Revelations And Moments In Space Exploration

This year, humankind glimpsed the universe in ways that were never before possible, and space missions took unprecedented leaps forward in unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos.

NASA announces team of scientists who will study mysterious 'UFO' events in the sky

Katie Hunt Ashley Strickland Jackie Wattles

24/10/2022 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Nasa Announces Team Of Scientists Who Will Study Mysterious 'Ufo' Events In The Sky

The team will gather data on “events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena — from a scientific perspective,” NASA officials said. The space agency selected 16 scientists and experts to join the group.

NASA is assembling a team to gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky

Katie Hunt Ashley Strickland

09/06/2022 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Nasa Is Assembling A Team To Gather Data On Unidentifiable Events In The Sky

The team will gather data on “events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena – from a scientific perspective,” the agency said.

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