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Keywords: Astrophysics


Pandora mission to explore distant exoplanets in search of life

NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are preparing for the upcoming launch of the Pandora Mission, a compact satellite designed to study distant exoplanets for potential signs of life by analyzing their atmospheric compositions. Scheduled to lift off on January 5, 2026, aboard a SpaceX......

Astronomers detect 'heartbeat' of a neutron star in a cosmic explosion

For the first time, an international team of researchers has captured direct evidence of the “heartbeat” of a newborn neutron star within a distant gamma-ray burst (GRB). This groundbreaking discovery provides crucial proof that at least some of the cosmos' most explosive events are powered......

Moroccan astrophysicist Meriem El Yajouri joins NASA’s Space Telescope Science Institute

Meriem El Yajouri, a celebrated Moroccan astrophysicist, has been appointed to NASA’s Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, the renowned center managing the scientific missions of the Hubble, James Webb, and upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This achievement marks a......

Cosmic Whirlpools: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Spinning Black Hole

In a groundbreaking achievement, a team of astronomers led by astrophysicist Dheeraj Pasham from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has successfully calculated the rotational speed of a distant supermassive black hole, situated a staggering one billion light-years away from Earth.......