A new study led by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Michael Starkey has provided observational evidence from the SwRI-led Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission of pickup ions (PUIs) and associated wave activity in the near-Earth solar wind environment.
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AI Satellite Survey Challenges Long-standing Estimates of Serengeti Wildebeest Numbers
A pioneering study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with international partners has applied AI for the first time to count the Great Wildebeest Migration from satellite images.
Scientists Uncover Extreme Life Inside the Arctic Ice
For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever recorded in complex, living cells.
New Project Aims to Unlock Next Generation Cathode Materials for Tomorrow’s Batteries
The University of Oxford is to lead a new £3 million project to develop novel cathode materials for future lithium-ion batteries.
Cloudy Cluster
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster.
NASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding
A news conference this morning will focus on the analysis of a rock sampled by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover last year, which is the subject of a forthcoming science paper.