Oct 28th, 2024 - Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust within which planets are born, known as protoplanetary disks. In the Orion Nebula, the brightest and most massive stars emit intense ultraviolet radiation that illuminates protoplanetary disks, allowing them to be photographed in unusual detail. The striking images of these UV-illuminated protoplanetary disks, called proplyds, were one of the first major discoveries by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope decades ago. A new study by an international team of researchers, including a Penn State astronomer, used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - A tiny house full of exquisite frescos has been discovered in the ancient city of Pompeii . While the home is modest in size, researchers say that its decorations—including erotic scenes—are equal to those of much larger nearby residences. Found during recent excavations in the central district of the city, the painted dwelling also exemplifies a shift in Roman building styles. The small space doesn't include an atrium, which was a common feature in wealthy Pompeian homes, per a  statement from the Pompeii Archaeological Park . Traditionally, grand residences featured rooms ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - Emery County boomed as it welcomed two coal-fired power plants in the 1970s, then saw its population drop. Slower growth and reversals since then, Green River Mayor Ren Hatt often says, have meant his community's top export, like "a lot of rural towns, is its children." Now, producers eager to develop carbon-free energy are rediscovering Emery County. Moving to make the most of its natural resources, companies want to tap its to create rechargeable batteries, the sunlight that warms its desert stretches for solar power and the uranium veins concentrated underground to fuel nuclear reactors. ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechanical arms marked a significant step forward in SpaceX's efforts to forever alter humanity's relationship with the heavens. Yet as remarkable as the rocket catch was, it represents but a single step on a long path. SpaceX seeks to make launch cheap, frequent, and reliable with Starship, and the company is working toward a day when rockets are routinely caught by the launch tower, set back on a launch mount, refueled, ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - The driver who struck and killed a famous grizzly bear south of Grand Teton National Park earlier this week was not speeding and the bear's death was an accident, law enforcement officers said Friday. The death of  grizzly No. 399 on Tuesday night in the Snake River Canyon south of Jackson saddened tourists, wildlife biologists and amateur and professional photographers who for years studied and captured images of the bear and her many cubs and followed her comings and goings on social media sites. "The bear stepped right out into the road," Lincoln County Sheriff's Patrol Lt. John ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan began a nationwide vaccination campaign Monday to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases that has hampered years of efforts to stop the disease in one of the two countries where it has never been eradicated. Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common. Militants falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children. The campaign is the third this year and will continue until Sunday "in response to the alarming ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - Offspring from mothers with an eating disorder history or prepregnancy BMI outside of normal weight range appeared to be at higher risk for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Open Network. Previous studies have established that disordered eating in mothers may result in nutritional deficiencies that impact offspring mental health, Ida A. K. Nilsson, PhD , associate professor in the department of molecular medicine and surgery at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues wrote. Noting that additional research is needed on the role of ... [Read More]

Oct 28th, 2024 - KIMS developed world's first multi-band electromagnetic wave absorption material National Research Council of Science & Technology The research team of Dr. Byeongjin Park and Dr. Sang Bok Lee from the Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division at the  , has developed the world's first ultra-thin film composite material capable of absorbing over 99% of electromagnetic waves from various frequency bands (such as 5G/6G, WiFi, and autonomous driving radar) using a single material. This electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding material is less than 0.5mm thick and is ... [Read More]