{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112571","title":"Welcoming a new generation of explorers to ASU at Camp SESE","body":"In 2011, the School of Earth and Space Exploration developed a special way to help new undergraduates feel connected, even though they have interests across five majors. 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Astronomers searched through 200,000 images and made tens of thousands of measurements from Hubble Space Telescope to discover a residual background glow in the sky. Because the glow is so smoothly distributed, the likely source is innumerable comets \u2014 free-flying dusty snowballs of ice. They fall in toward the sun from all different directions, spewing out an exhaust of dust as the ices sublimate due to heat from the sun. If real, this would be a newly discovered architectural element of the solar system. 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Each fellow brings a fresh perspective and bold research ideas that not\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-12T09:15:17-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2026-9:15am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"The first Beus Prize Fellows have been announced, and they are three exceptional early\u2011career scholars whose creativity, technical talent and scientific vision are already energizing the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/210414-ASU-Monument-Sign-2469-JO.jpg?itok=aP2-lJM3","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260312-meet-first-cohort-beus-prize-fellows","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/210414-ASU-Monument-Sign-2469-JO.jpg?itok=aP2-lJM3","image_alt":"ASU-Monument-Sign","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"110541","title":"ASU-led astrophysics team wins Buchalter Cosmology Prize","body":"A team led by Christopher Cain, a Beus Prize Fellow and postdoctoral researcher in Arizona State University\u0027s School of Earth and Space Exploration, has won the 2025 First Place Buchalter Cosmology Prize.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-09T11:09:22-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/09\/2026-11:09am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For the first time, an ASU-led team has won the 2025 First Place Buchalter Cosmology Prize, which recognizes innovative theoretical, observational or experimental work in cosmology. 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Using the National Science Foundation\u2019s Very Large Array (VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter\/submillimeter Array (ALMA), those astronomers found a group of galaxies called protoclusters \u2014 tightly packed, young galaxies growing quickly \u2014 and observed them as they appeared more than 11 billion years ago.","teaser":"Press release written by The National Radio Astronomy Observatory\u0026nbsp;with contributions from Kim Baptista at Arizona State University\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg?itok=CbkriUF6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260107-cosmic-lens-reveals-galaxy-cradle","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg?itok=CbkriUF6","image_alt":"PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg","image_caption":"The galaxy cluster lens J0846 in optical light (bottom right), the ALMA view of dust-enshrouded, star-forming galaxies strongly lensed into bright arcs (top right), and a composite view (left) revealing at least 11 dusty galaxies in a compact protocluster core more than 11 billion light-years away, magnified by the foreground cluster\u2019s gravity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCredit: NSF\/AUI\/NSF NRAO\/B. 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Comprehending the climate and water cycle on early Mars is crucial for scientists to evaluate its past habitability and to guide future missions in search of signs of life beneath the surface.","teaser":"Unraveling the volcanic history of Mars is not just a scientific pursuit but a key to unlocking the planet\u2019s geological past, internal structure and potential habitability.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/volcano.jpg?itok=hIqkVWSs","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251014-science-and-technology-quiet-volcanoes-violent-eruptions-and-tropical-ice-new-studies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/volcano.jpg?itok=hIqkVWSs","image_alt":"View of a Martian volcano.","image_caption":"Image of Mars\u0026#039; Arsia Mons volcano taken by NASA\u0026#039;s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter\u0026#039;s Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on May 2. 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A new study recently published in\u00a0Nature using observations from NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope sheds new light on this question by focusing on a peculiar object that astronomers discovered by chance in 2020 and called \u201cThe Accident.\u201d ","teaser":"Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and gas planets like them around other stars?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/1-the-accident-silane-AC-web.width-1320.jpg?itok=n7A522zW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250909-science-and-technology-cosmic-twist-offers-insight-gas-giant-mysteries","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/1-the-accident-silane-AC-web.width-1320.jpg?itok=n7A522zW","image_alt":"An artist\u2019s concept shows a brown dwarf \u2014 an object larger than a planet but not massive enough to kick-start fusion in its core like a star.","image_caption":"An artist\u2019s concept shows a brown dwarf \u2014 an object larger than a planet but not massive enough to kick-start fusion in its core like a star. 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The model, which links star formation to cosmic acceleration, gives the right growth over cosmic time and the right balance of energies today.","teaser":"Scientists have long sought to understand the universe\u0027s accelerating growth, but physical explanations for dark energy, the material responsible for this effect, have remained elusive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/CCBH_kitt_peak_national_observatory.jpg?itok=29fyyRzU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250822-science-and-technology-breakthrough-dark-energyblack-hole-connection-sheds-light-neutrino","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/CCBH_kitt_peak_national_observatory.jpg?itok=29fyyRzU","image_alt":"Time-lapse photo of an observatory with stars swirling above it.","image_caption":"The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation\u2019s Nicholas U. 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The Heising-Simons Foundation awarded the prestigious postdoctoral fellowships to Matthew Nixon and Sagnick Mukherjee, who will carry out\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-27T11:31:45-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/27\/2025-11:31am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University continues its rapid rise in planetary astronomy, welcoming two new 51 Pegasi b Fellows to its exoplanet research team in fall 2025.","teaser":"Arizona State University continues its rapid rise in planetary astronomy, welcoming two new 51 Pegasi b Fellows to its exoplanet research team in fall 2025.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/4d880262-2ec2-8b5b-fcd8-8d2019598e8b.png?itok=2k1nY8TL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250327-science-and-technology-asu-host-2-new-51-pegasi-b-fellows-cementing-leadership-exoplanet","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/4d880262-2ec2-8b5b-fcd8-8d2019598e8b.png?itok=2k1nY8TL","image_alt":"Collage of portraits of 51 Pegasi b Fellows.","image_caption":"ASU will host two of the eight outstanding postdoctoral scientists in the new class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows. 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Photo courtesy of SpaceX\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Department of Physics|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Life Science|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"104832","title":"Astronomers observe ultra-hot nova with unexpected chemistry","body":"A team of astronomers, including Arizona State University Regents Professor Sumner Starrfield, has uncovered an exceptionally hot and violent eruption through the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova.The results of their study have recently been published in the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-10T11:49:38-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/10\/2025-11:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A team of astronomers, including ASU Regents Professor Sumner Starrfield, has for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light.","teaser":"A team of astronomers, including Arizona State University Regents Professor Sumner Starrfield, has uncovered an exceptionally hot and violent eruption through the first-ever near-infrared a","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/noirlab2509a.jpg?itok=JzJiJLnR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250310-science-and-technology-gemini-south-captures-ultrahot-nova-unexpected-chemistry","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/noirlab2509a.jpg?itok=JzJiJLnR","image_alt":"Artist\u0026#039;s rendering of a nova.","image_caption":"Using the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest temperatures ever reported for a nova, both indicative of an extremely violent eruption. Image courtesy of the NSF NOIRLab","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"104656","title":"The secret lives of \u201cfossil relic\u201d galaxies","body":"By mining data in a simulated universe, a team of astronomers from Arizona State University have observed so-called \u0022fossil relics\u0022 from an earlier era aren\u0027t exactly what they seem. The findings provide a glimpse to a seldom seen type of miniature galaxy.The rare class of dwarf galaxies, called\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-02-26T15:51:30-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/26\/2025-3:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"By mining data in a simulated universe, a team of astronomers from Arizona State University have observed so-called \u0022fossil relics\u0022 from an earlier era aren\u0027t exactly what they seem.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-02\/tng_izwicky18_combo.png?itok=CmNC6T5u","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250226-secret-lives-fossil-relic-galaxies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-02\/tng_izwicky18_combo.png?itok=CmNC6T5u","image_alt":"tng_izwicky18_combo.png","image_caption":"LEFT: A computer-simulated XMD galaxy extracted from the Illustris TNG database. Orange colors indicate areas of higher gas density. (Image credit: TNG Collaboration)\u00a0 RIGHT: Hubble Space Telescope image of a well-known XMD in the Local Universe, I Zwicky 18. (Image credit: NASA\/ESA\/A. Aloisi)","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"104049","title":"ASU professor part of award-winning team for research on mapping the universe","body":"Simon Foreman, an assistant professor for the\u0026nbsp;Department of Physics at Arizona State University, was part of a team to win this year\u2019s first-place\u0026nbsp;Buchalter Cosmology Prize.\u0026nbsp;The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Collaboration was recognized for its measurements\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-17T10:16:23-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/17\/2025-10:16am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Simon Foreman, an assistant professor for the Department of Physics at Arizona State University, was part of a team to win this year\u2019s first-place Buchalter Cosmology Prize. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Collaboration was recognized for its measurements of the clustering of hydrogen gas over a large region of the observable universe.","teaser":"Simon Foreman, an assistant professor for the\u0026nbsp;Department of Physics at Arizona State University, was part of a team to win this year\u2019s first","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/Full_chime_night_2.jpg?itok=-cmzxPzy","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250117-asu-professor-part-awardwinning-team-research-mapping-universe","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/Full_chime_night_2.jpg?itok=-cmzxPzy","image_alt":"Photo of the CHIME telescope","image_caption":"The CHIME radio telescope. Photo courtesy of Andre Recnik (CHIME Collaboration).","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|Department of Physics|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"103906","title":"Beyond the \u0027Dragon Arc\u0027: Unveiling a treasure trove of hidden stars","body":"NASA\u0027s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has set a new milestone: capturing images of over 40 individual stars in a galaxy so distant that its light has traveled since the universe was only half its current age.Observing individual stars halfway across the observable universe is generally regarded\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-06T19:05:40-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2025-7:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Several ASU co-authors have contributed to a recent paper describing the discovery\u00a0of over 40 individual stars in a galaxy so distant that its light has traveled since the universe was only half its current age.","teaser":"NASA\u0027s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has set a new milestone: capturing images of over 40 individual stars in a galaxy so distant that its light has travel","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/Abell_370_HST.jpg?itok=qjpwo8dL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250106-science-and-technology-beyond-dragon-arc-unveiling-treasure-trove-hidden-stars","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/Abell_370_HST.jpg?itok=qjpwo8dL","image_alt":"Telescope image of a galaxy cluster featuring several points of different colored lights.","image_caption":"Hubble image of Abell 370, a galaxy cluster located nearly 45 billion light-years away from Earth that features several arcs of light, including the \u0026quot;Dragon Arc\u0026quot; (lower left of center). These arcs are caused by gravitational lensing, wherein light from distant galaxies far behind the massive galaxy cluster coming toward Earth is bent around Abell 370 by its massive gravity, resulting in contorted images. Image credit: NASA","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Graduate students|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"103512","title":"Cosmic clues: Metal-poor regions unveil potential method for galaxy growth","body":"For decades, astronomers have analyzed data from space and ground telescopes to learn more about galaxies in the universe. Understanding how galaxies behave in metal-poor regions could play a crucial role in understanding how galaxies form and evolve.\u0026nbsp;However, the presence of metals in a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-11-25T21:34:34-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2024-9:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A recent study by a team of scientists from ASU\u0026#039;s School of Earth and Space Exploration explores the role of metal-poor regions of galaxies in their growth phase, representing a significant leap in our comprehension of galaxy life cycles.","teaser":"For decades, astronomers have analyzed data from space and ground telescopes to learn more about galaxies in the universe.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/Screenshot%202024-11-24%20at%209.23.49%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=7ynTzTlL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241125-science-and-technology-cosmic-clues-metalpoor-regions-unveil-potential-method-galaxy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/Screenshot%202024-11-24%20at%209.23.49%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=7ynTzTlL","image_alt":"An artist\u0026#039;s conception of a galaxy with gas clouds.","image_caption":"An artist\u0026#039;s conception of a galaxy with gas clouds of varying amounts of metals. The color of the clouds, from dark blue to purple to light blue to white, indicates a decrease in the amount of metals that make up the gas cloud. Image courtesy of ASU: Olvera\/Dooling","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Department of Physics|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Staff","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"103138","title":"NASA-funded ASU study explores turbulence in molecular clouds","body":"On an airplane, motions of air on both small and large scales contribute to turbulence, which may result in a bumpy flight. But turbulence on a much larger scale plays an important in how stars form in giant molecular clouds that permeate the Milky Way.In a new NASA-funded study published in the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-10-30T16:03:32-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/30\/2024-4:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new NASA-funded study published in the journal Science Advances and led by ASU researchers, simulations were created to explore how turbulence interacts with cloud density.","teaser":"On an airplane, motions of air on both small and large scales contribute to turbulence, which may result in a bumpy flight.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-10\/768_slice_0004.png?itok=DOhyV9gw","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241030-science-and-technology-nasafunded-asu-study-explores-turbulence-molecular-clouds","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-10\/768_slice_0004.png?itok=DOhyV9gw","image_alt":"Higher-resolution simulation star-forming molecular clouds ","image_caption":"An image showing distribution of material on a slice taken out of one of the turbulence simulations. The colors represent density, with dark blue indicating the least dense regions and red indicating the densest regions. The black dots show the positions of the tracer particles, which travel along with the material and record the conditions they encounter, building up a history of how pockets of density change over time. Image courtesy ASU\/Scannapeico \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"103121","title":"\u0027Robotic eyes\u0027 help researchers explore the Big Bang in reverse","body":"Nearly 14 billion years ago, a mysterious energy sparked the Big Bang, causing the universe to expand rapidly and generating all known matter \u2014 a process described by the inflationary universe theory.This ancient energy shares key traits with today\u2019s dark energy, an enigma that constitutes about 70\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-10-28T15:31:29-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/28\/2024-3:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study including researchers from Arizona State University, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has revealed evidence for a relationship between black holes and dark energy.","teaser":"Nearly 14 billion years ago, a mysterious energy sparked the Big Bang, causing the universe to expand rapidly and generating all known matter \u2014 a process described by the inflationary universe theory.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-10\/image1.png?itok=OQMZkUk7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241028-science-and-technology-robotic-eyes-help-researchers-explore-big-bang-reverse","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-10\/image1.png?itok=OQMZkUk7","image_alt":"JWST NIRCam imaging of star-forming protocluster PHz G191.24+62.04","image_caption":"James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam imaging of star-forming protocluster PHz G191.24+62.04 as it looked 11 billion years ago as the universe was approaching the peak of star formation. These early galaxies are among the most active star-forming galaxies observed between 10.5\u201311.5 billion years ago. Each galaxy seen in this image is therefore producing many black holes, which are converting matter into dark energy, according to the cosmologically coupled black hole hypothesis. This image shows the two \u0026quot;modules\u0026quot; of JWST NIRCam: The leftmost module contains the protocluster and the rightmost module is an adjacent blank field. Each module sees thousands of galaxies. Photo credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Maria Polletta (INAF), Herv\u00e9 Dole (Paris), Brenda Frye (UofA), Jordan C. J. D\u0026#039;Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Jake Summers (ASU), Rogier Windhorst (ASU)","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"102329","title":"Webb scientists confirm Hubble tension through lensed supernova discovery","body":"For decades, space and ground-based observatories have provided astronomers around the world with precise measurements of the Hubble constant (H0) \u2014 the rate at which the universe is expanding.\u0026nbsp;Now, with NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope and its powerful capabilities included in this lineup of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-10-01T10:09:33-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/01\/2024-10:09am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"With NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope and its powerful capabilities, astronomers are obtaining an even better understanding of the universe and its rate of expansion. Specifically, researchers \u2014 including some from ASU \u2014 are now using an independent measurement method to enhance the precision of the Hubble constant in the form of gravitationally lensed supernovae.","teaser":"For decades, space and ground-based observatories have provided astronomers around the world with precise measurements of the Hubble constant (H0) \u2014 the rate at which the universe is expanding.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/image001.jpg?itok=URA0wqRI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241001-science-and-technology-webb-scientists-confirm-hubble-tension-through-lensed-supernova","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/image001.jpg?itok=URA0wqRI","image_alt":"Up-close image of galaxy cluster.","image_caption":"NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, also known as G165, on the left shows the magnifying effect a foreground cluster can have on the distant universe beyond. The foreground cluster is 3.6 billion light-years away from Earth. The zoomed region on the right shows supernova H0pe triply imaged (labeled with white dashed circles) due to gravitational lensing. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Frye (University of Arizona), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University).","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"101881","title":"ASU making its mark across the universe","body":"By Wendee NicoleThe 3D model of the Psyche asteroid that sits on ASU Regents Professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton\u2019s desk, a gray elliptical \u201cpotato\u201d with craters, is the best rendition possible without ever seeing it up close.\u0026nbsp;Out of a million and a half larger asteroids, Psyche is\u0026nbsp;one of few\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-09-22T19:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/22\/2024-7:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration has built up a renowned space exploration capability and today sits in the top 2% for NASA-funded research expenditures. From moon missions to discoveries in faraway galaxies, these ASU projects are laying groundwork for discoveries that will inspire careers, influence economies and, most importantly, expand human knowledge. ","teaser":"By Wendee Nicole","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/pia19048.jpg?h=91996787\u0026amp;itok=TKhnBgBs","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240922-science-and-technology-asu-school-earth-space-exploration-bright-future","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/pia19048.jpg?h=91996787\u0026amp;itok=TKhnBgBs","image_alt":"NASA image of Jupiter moon Europa","image_caption":"Europa, one of Jupiter\u0026#039;s icy moons, is the destination for a NASA mission set to launch in October. 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Once in college, they typically join research groups to apply their knowledge and publish their results in peer-reviewed\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-06-19T21:43:47-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/19\/2024-9:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Purvansh Bhatia, a recent graduate of BASIS Scottsdale, has already accomplished an impressive feat by having a research paper published thanks to his work with an ASU research group. 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HST has also played a significant role in providing research opportunities for scientists and students at ASU\u0026#039;s School of Earth and Space Exploration, and ASU is continuing to build on this legacy with JWST.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"This year, NASA\u0027s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is celebrating its 34th anniversary of the world\u0027s first space-based optical telescope, which paved the scientific pathway","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-04\/screenshot_2024-04-22_at_3.56.12_pm_0.png?itok=lJtXj2T8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240423-science-and-technology-celebrating-34-years-space-discovery-nasa","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-04\/screenshot_2024-04-22_at_3.56.12_pm_0.png?itok=lJtXj2T8","image_alt":"JWST and HST ","image_caption":"The James Webb Space Telescope (left) and the Hubble Space Telescope. 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The gravitational pull that forces the collisions between these galaxies creates tidal tails \u2014 the long thin region of stars and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-02-08T08:01:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/08\/2024-8:01am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, astronomers used the near-infrared capabilities of NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope to study tidal tail clusters and determine their ages and masses, along with properties of the merging galaxies.\u00a0","teaser":"When spectacular cosmic events such as galaxy collisions occur, it sets off a reaction to form new stars, and possibly new planets that otherwise would not have formed.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-02\/sanch_stsci-01hn3advebby90vcp5v9ewh6a8.png?h=c42a285e\u0026amp;itok=Q5__gUH7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240208-science-and-technology-hubble-detects-celestial-string-pearls-star-clusters-galaxy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-02\/sanch_stsci-01hn3advebby90vcp5v9ewh6a8.png?h=c42a285e\u0026amp;itok=Q5__gUH7","image_alt":"Image of galaxy collision in space","image_caption":"Galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational pull of a neighboring galaxy, seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image. 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