We have lots of stories for your Thursday, starting with the head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program stating that the technology to create the Golden Dome missile defense system is already here. The system is designed to be able to shoot down incoming hypersonic, cruise and ballistic missiles from space.
Other headlines include finding water ice on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS that may be older than Earth, astronomers may have solved a chemistry mystery found in Europa's oceans, a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne's space and science fiction influences and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" showrunners dive into the sci-fi show's baddies: the Gorn.
"It could represent some of the oldest and most pristine water ever observed, formed in another planetary system and preserved throughout its interstellar journey."
"Our experiments provide clues to better understand JWST Europa observations and serve as a prelude to upcoming close-range investigations by Europa Clipper and ESA's JUICE spacecraft."
With the arrival of the new "Fantastic Four: First Steps" film, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed its own new superhero, a fiber optic insrument known as the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST).
