ENG: Artemis II was a major success for NASA, sending astronauts around the far side of the Moon and safely back to Earth, while reigniting public excitement about human space exploration. The mission proved that deep-space travel is possible again and restored confidence in NASA’s ability to carry out ambitious lunar missions. However, although this achievement was inspiring, it was still only an orbital mission, not a return to the lunar surface.
ENG: Astronomers have captured a remarkable view of two giant planets forming around the young star WISPIT 2, offering one of the clearest chances yet to observe how planetary systems come into being. The star is encircled by a broad disc of gas and dust, the material from which planets are born. Within this disc, rings and gaps reveal that new worlds are actively taking shape, making the system an important example for understanding the early evolution of Solar System-like environments.
ENG: An international research team led by scientists from Waseda University and Tohoku University has identified an unusual quasar in the early Universe, offering new clues about how supermassive black holes grew so quickly. A quasar is an extremely bright object powered by a black hole that pulls in large amounts of gas and dust. As this material spirals inward, it releases vast energy, allowing the system to be detected across billions of light-years and studied as a window into the young Universe.
ENG: Two PhD students from Sydney have achieved a remarkable milestone in space science by using artificial intelligence to restore the James Webb Space Telescope’s sharp vision from Earth. Louis Desdoigts and Max Charles developed a software system called AMIGO (Aperture Masking Interferometry Generative Observations) that corrected image blurring in the telescope’s infrared camera, eliminating the need for a physical repair mission. Their work builds on the Australian-designed Aperture Masking Interferometer, created by Professor Peter Tuthill, which allows astronomers to capture ultra-high-resolution images of stars and exoplanets through interferometry.
