Planetary system found around our nearest single star
An artist’s impression of how the four exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single star system to Earth, may look. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/ NOIRLab/ NSF/ AURA/ P Marenfeld. CC BY. Gemini North’s MAROON-X instrument finds evidence for four...
New understanding of cosmic particle accelerators
Composite image of the Tycho Supernova remnant. Shock waves from such explosive events are believed to be the main drivers behind cosmic rays. Credit: MPIA/NASA/Calar Alto Observatory. Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves...
Pathway to neurodegeneration in early stages of ALS identified
Pictured are nuclei of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons stained for contrast. The nucleus on the left has been treated with DMSO (control) and appears mostly blue. The nucleus on the right has been treated with an SMN inhibitor and is spotted...