Sharmila Kuthunur

Seattle

Science Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Dust devil on Mars photobombs NASA Perseverance rover's selfie (photo)

1 week ago | msn.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

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Dust devil on Mars photobombs NASA Perseverance rover's selfie (photo)

1 week ago | space.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

NASA's Perseverance rover celebrated its 1,500th day on Mars with a spectacular new selfie that featured a surprise guest: a tiny dust devil. Scientists created the Mars rover's newest self-portrait by stitching together 59 individual images taken by Perseverance's camera, which is located at the end of its robotic arm. Each shot required the arm to be precisely positioned, involving 62 carefully coordinated movements over the course of about an hour, according to a NASA statement.
Dust devil on Mars photobombs NASA Perseverance rover's selfie (photo)

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Perseverance took this selfie on May 10, 2025. The small dark hole in the rock in front of the rover is the borehole made when Perseverance collected its latest sample. The small puff of dust left of center and below the horizon line is a dust devil.
Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: 'We hence call this system the cosmic joust'

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The one on the right hosts a quasar –– a supermassive black hole that is accreting material from its surroundings and releasing intense radiation directly into the other galaxy. . | Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Balashev and P.
'We hence call this system the cosmic joust'

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

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James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around a distant, sunlike star

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

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Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: 'We hence call this system the cosmic joust'

2 weeks ago | space.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

Using a telescope in Chile, astronomers have captured a high-speed collision between two galaxies located more than 11 billion light-years away, getting a rare direct glimpse into how the universe's most luminous sources of energy, known as quasars, can sculpt their surroundings and influence the evolution of galaxies.
James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around a distant, sunlike star

2 weeks ago | livescience.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

In a milestone discovery, astronomers have announced that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected water ice drifting through a dusty ring of debris surrounding a distant, sunlike star. Astronomers have long suspected that water, especially in its frozen form, might be common in the cold, outer reaches of planetary systems beyond our own.
James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around alien star

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. JWST has identified water ice around a distant star, allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered to young planets beyond our solar system.
The moon doesn't have a magnetic field, so why does it have magnetic rocks?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sharmila Kuthunur

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mare Imbrium Basin, on the northern nearside of the moon. | Credit: NASA/JPL/USGSFor decades, scientists have been trying to understand why some rocks on the moon are strongly magnetized even though the moon has no magnetic field today.