Nestled in the historic Zaferia district in Long Beach is Compound, a nonprofit that offers contemporary art exhibits, immersive experiences, classes and workshops — that are focused on healing, ...

Scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. The carbon compound is known as methyl cation, or CH3+. It is important because it aids ...

“This detection not only validates the incredible sensitivity of Webb but also confirms the postulated central importance of [methyl cation] in interstellar chemistry,” Marie-Aline Martin-Drumel, a ...

Centuries ago it was commonly believed that comets carried disease in their tails. Nowadays we know the only ‘disease’ you can get from a comet is a cold – if you stay out too long at night watching ...

The Orion Nebula, a portion of which is pictured here, is home to a red dwarf star known as d203-506. Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect a carbon molecule known as methyl cation ...

Deep in the dark spaces between stars, astronomers have spotted a sulfur-bearing ring that should not be there, at least not according to the tidy chemistry sets many of us learned in school. The ...

Japan-based technology company Sharp Corporation offers a range of space-qualified compound solar cells for use in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and other spacecraft. It recently exhibited its ...