The study examines a very metal-poor star HE 2315−4240

The study examines a very metal-poor star HE 2315−4240

Abundance ratio [X/H] of HE 2315−4240 (black filled circles) as a function of atomic number. Overplotted in green is the best-matched Population III nucleosynthesis model. The mass and energy of the model are shown in the upper right. Credit: Wang et al., 2024. Based on data from the Magellan-Clay telescope in Chile, astronomers have performed … Read more

The Perseverance Rover spies incredible blue rocks on Mars and makes incredible discoveries

A rocky Martian landscape with various sizes and shapes of blue-tinted boulders scattered across a reddish-brown sandy terrain. The ground slightly rises in the background under a pale sky.

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the clearest image yet of the Martian landscape, showing incredible blue rocks on the dusty surface that raise crucial questions about the Red Planet’s complex history. The new image from Mars shows rich, dark blue, jagged volcanic rocks spread across an ancient Martian lake bed at Mount Washburn, named after a … Read more

NASA spacecraft receive signal from depths of the solar system

NASA spacecraft receive signal from depths of the solar system

Astronomers at NASA have made a crucial breakthrough for space communications by sending a signal from a staggering distance of 290 million miles. The feat — sending a laser signal to the Psyche spacecraft, named after the Greek goddess of the soul and launched on a SpaceX rocket last year — broke the agency’s previous … Read more