Ring Laser Precision: Unprecedented Daily Measurements Charting Earth’s Rotation
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have achieved a significant advancement in measuring the Earth’s rotation with unprecedented precision.
Unveiling Saturn’s Secrets: Eclipses Reveal Ring Transparency
TEHRAN (ANA)- A Lancaster University PhD student has measured the optical depth of Saturn’s rings using a new method based on how much sunlight reached the Cassini spacecraft while it was in the shadow of the rings.
Are Saturn's Rings Really Vanishing by 2025?
TEHRAN (ANA)- Are Saturn's rings really vanishing by 2025? Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland, reveals the truth.
Discovering Uranus’ Glow, New Hints for Life on Icy Exoplanets
TEHRAN (ANA)- The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet of Uranus has been confirmed for the first time by University of Leicester astronomers.
Saturn’s Swirling Seasonal Shifts Revealed
TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of planetary scientists from the University of Leicester has found that Saturn’s late northern summer is experiencing a cooling trend, as huge planetary-scale flows of air have reversed direction as autumn approaches.
Scientists Unearth Gold’s Remarkable Origin Story
TEHRAN (ANA)- New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle and scientists at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) say they’ve hit the jackpot with some valuable new information about the story of gold.
New Findings Support Long-Proposed Process of Planet Formation
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just made a breakthrough discovery in revealing how planets are made.
Scientists Discover Hottest Jupiter-Like Object Ever
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a unique binary system 1,400 light years away that consists of a hot Jupiter-like object orbiting a white dwarf, offering unparalleled insights into the study of hot Jupiters and the evolution of stars in binary systems.
Unlocking Lunar Secrets: Moon’s Polar Ice Far Younger than Estimated
TEHRAN (ANA)- New research by the Southwest Research Institute suggests that the Moon’s shadowed regions are about 3.4 billion years old and may have young water ice deposits.
Rain of Electrons Causes Mercury’s X-Ray Auroras
TEHRAN (ANA)- With new data from the BepiColombo probe (illustrated), scientists at the University of Pisa have shown that electrons rain down on the surface of Mercury, causing its X-ray auroras.