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Honda Wants to Put a Robotic Lab Assistant on Future Commercial Space Stations

As I’m writing this I’m able to stare out into my driveway at my trusty Honda Odyssey. Most of the public’s association with Honda is through their “mobility” products - i.e. their cars. But the company has an impressive track record of other technical achievements, not the least of which has been in robotics. Now, it’s teaming up with space infrastructure firm Redwire to develop an automated laboratory support system for use on future commercial space stations. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/khwb7La via IFTTT
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The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is Out!

Through photographs, spoken observations, drawings, and annotations, the Artemis II crew created a unique scientific record—one that is now available to the science community and the public for further study. Explore highlights here, and find the full suite of reports and select data resources at the bottom of the page. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/dkxA50w via IFTTT

Astronomers Detect Potential ‘Second Generation’ Planet Around Dying Stellar White Dwarf

Potential ‘Second generation’ planet detection around a dying stellar white dwarf opens a whole new chapter of exoplanetary science. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/Z3nLCJj via IFTTT

Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun

There’s lots of things you can do with balloons. Children’s birthday parties come to mind, as do retirement parties. But you can also observe the Sun in unprecedented detail with one - or at least with a suite of equipment attached to a gondola floating beneath one. That’s what the SUNRISE III mission did back in 2024, and scientists have had time to compile a series of three scientific papers on the results from that mission, which have been published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/KudnagV via IFTTT

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

Astronomers use the Webb to study a distant fast radio burst and reveal clues as to the origin of these mysterious events. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/EMoQjuq via IFTTT

A Student Finds Three Galaxies and Possibly Solves a Mystery

It's not too often that a high school student-turned undergraduate gets three galaxies named after him, especially ones that are breaking the rules of star formation. Julian Shapiro, an astrophysics student at the University of California, Berkeley, found strange dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of the large spiral M101 while doing research into their star formation rates as a high school student. They're now known as Shapiro I, II, and III. In the process, he's become an inspiration to other students who might be interested in astrophysical research. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/BE1AYgW via IFTTT

Webb Observes "Extreme Debris Disks," Providing a Window into the Early Solar System

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, creating the Earth-Moon system. Using Webb, astronomers are studying young star systems to learn more about the early Solar System's evolution. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/GHREMFO via IFTTT