A research team has introduced a novel spectral method for monitoring critical nutrient elements in vegetation within karst wetlands—environments ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Life for the 19th-century astronomer was kind of monotonous, 200 years after Galileo's ...

One of the most detailed spectrographs ever recorded of the Sun has revealed hundreds of missing wavelengths—gaps in the solar spectrum that scientists have yet to identify. Despite over 200 years of ...

As astronomers gaze into the depths of space, they do so with unease: They don’t know precisely what the universe is made of. It’s not just the true nature of dark matter that eludes them; so does the ...

Spectral analysis of sunlight reveals the presence of numerous elements, including hydrogen, sodium, iron, and calcium. Hydrogen and helium constitute approximately 98% of the Sun's mass. Heavier ...

The Trump administration is planning to close a small, obscure laboratory whose work undergirds everything from microchip manufacturing to nuclear fusion. The Atomic Spectroscopy Group at the National ...

The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans... Trump cuts threaten a measurement lab critical for ...