Tag: Exoplanets
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GO-LoW: MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Haystack Observatory Unveil Hidden Galaxy’s Low-Frequency Frontier
Introduction: A New Window on the Cosmos For centuries, humanity has peered at the night sky with increasing sophistication, from naked-eye observations to space-based telescopes across the electromagnetic spectrum. Yet a vast portion of the radio universe remains hidden in low frequencies, from 15 meters to several kilometers in wavelength. A NASA-funded concept study, the…
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GO-LoW: The Solar System’s Hidden Radio Frontier Comes Into View
A New Frontier: Listening to the Low-Frequency Sky For centuries, humanity has studied the cosmos across the electromagnetic spectrum. Yet a wide, relatively uncharted swath remains—the low-frequency radio sky, with wavelengths from 15 meters to kilometers. MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT Haystack Observatory, and Lowell Observatory are spearheading a NASA-funded concept study known as the Great…
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Cutting Through Space Noise: PoET and the Hunt for Earth-like Exoplanets
Cutting through the noise in the search for Earth-like worlds Across billions of galaxies and countless stars, Earth still stands as the only known cradle of life. Yet scientists remain driven to uncover potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system. A recent wave of EU-funded research is aiming to sharpen the tools used to detect…
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Cutting Through Space Noise to Find Earth-Like Planets
New Tools to Seek Earth-Like Planets Among the vastness of the universe, Earth remains the only known cradle of life. Yet researchers are relentless in their pursuit of distant, Earth-like worlds that orbit Sun-like stars. A major stride forward is underway as European scientists develop cutting-edge instruments designed to cut through space noise and reveal…
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Cutting Through Space Noise to Find Earth-like Planets With EU PoET Telescope
Introduction: A concerted push to find Earth-like worlds Across billions of galaxies and stars, Earth remains the only known cradle of life. Yet astronomers are driven by the hope that Earth-like planets exist elsewhere and could harbor life. In the ongoing search for habitable worlds, researchers are refining tools to detect planets that resemble our…
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Australian scientists sharpen James Webb Telescope’s image quality
How Australia is helping sharpen the James Webb Space Telescope When NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2021, its ability to resolve faint celestial objects depended on preserving an exceptionally sharp view from over a million kilometres away. A team of Australian scientists from the University of Sydney has now pushed that…
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Exploring the Future of Space Habitats: NIAC 2025 Insights from Skyeports, NASA Ames, and NASA Goddard
NIAC 2025: A Look Ahead at Revolutionary Space Concepts The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is renowned for funding visionary ideas that could reshape how humanity explores the cosmos. In the first of two episodes from the 2025 NIAC Symposium in Philadelphia, Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed guides listeners through a collection of compelling…
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NASA NIAC 2025 Highlights: Glass-Lunar Habitats, Metamaterials, and an Inflatable Starshade
Overview: A Peek into NASA’s NIAC 2025 Symposium The NIAC program from NASA continues to fuel daring concepts that could redefine how humanity explores space. The Planetary Society’s Planetary Radio delivers a closer look at the first of two episodes from the 2025 NIAC Symposium in Philadelphia, offering listeners a taste of the bold ideas…
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Sydney Students Sharpen JWST Focus with Groundbreaking Image-Repair Software
Sydney students fix blurry JWST images with innovative software Two innovative students from Sydney, Australia, have led a globally significant effort to sharpen the James Webb Space Telescope’s view. By developing and applying a powerful software solution, they addressed distortions in an onboard instrument and unlocked greater potential for discovering Earth-like planets in our galaxy.…
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Sydney Students Sharpen James Webb Space Telescope Images with Groundbreaking Software
Overview: Australian students fix a long-standing JWST limitation Two students from Sydney have quietly engineered a solution with global impact for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). By developing and applying a powerful software model, they corrected distortions in an onboard instrument and significantly sharpen the telescope’s deep-space images. The breakthrough not only improves the…