🔭 Deep learning machine ExoMiner validates 301 new exoplanets
301 potential exoplanets from the Kepler archive have now been validated through a new deep learning method, making the total amount of known planets outside of our solar system close to 5000.
🔭 Building blocks for life found around young stars
A new study has identified building blocks necessary for life in several protoplanetary discs surrounding young stars.
🛰 The Value of Space Exploration
Those who think the new space race is about billionaires wasting money have no clue about the value of space exploration. The future of humanity is out there, writes Alexander Engelin.
🪨 Historic moment – first rock sample from Mars
The NASA rover "Perseverance" collected its first rock sample from Mars earlier this month. A historic moment with implications for human understanding of Mars.
🦟 Satellites help predict outbreaks of diseases
20 years ago, foreseeing diseases would be seen as science fiction, but today it is a reality. Through a combination of satellite data and models, researchers can predict outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases weeks in advance.