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Early JWST results on high-redshift galaxies have attracted a lot of press and much debate, but other areas of astronomy and astrophysics are also uncovering new understanding about the Universe with JWST, albeit with less of a fanfare.
Efforts are afoot to create rules for activities on the Moon, but so far none prioritize protecting the unique opportunities for science that exist there. Now is the time to safeguard future scientific discovery on and from our natural satellite.
Dennis Sciama has argued that the existence of life depends on many quantities—the fundamental constants—so in a random universe life should be highly unlikely. However, without full knowledge of these constants, his argument implies a universe that could appear to be ‘intelligently designed’.
A radio interferometric array in China will form a one-kilometre aperture for tracing solar bursts and will help to improve the prediction accuracy of dangerous space-weather events.
Three outrigger stations are being added to CHIME in order to improve its localization of FRB sources, writes Kiyoshi Masui on behalf of the CHIME/FRB Collaboration.
Common ground between human spaceflight and astrobiology can be used as the foundation for a new deal in the exploration of Mars that will allow stakeholders to reach critical astrobiological goals while supporting safer human exploration.
A year of science from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer has brought results that are stimulating a re-examination of theoretical models of astrophysical sources.