Scientists have produced detailed maps of temperature changes in a lava field on Jupiter’s moon Io — made possible when weather, technology and the planets aligned. Astronomers used the linked twin ...

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Sometimes, in order to support an idea, you first have to discredit alternative, competing ideas that could take resources away from the one you care about. In the scientific community, one of the ...

Every 98-minute orbit the observatory makes will allow it to view a 360-degree strip of the sky in both optical as well as near-infrared light. The telescope can capture more 360-degree strips as the ...

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For centuries, telescopes have relied on curved lenses and mirrors to observe the Universe. A team of researchers has recently developed a flat, lightweight lens capable of capturing precise color ...