New Planet Weighing Technique Measures Non-Transiting Planet’s Mass
Using a new method that involves studying the carbon monoxide signature of a planet’s atmosphere, scientists were able to measure the exact mass of a…
Measurement News
ICARUS Experiment Claims Neutrinos Aren’t Faster Than Light
A new Italian experiment indicates that neutrinos stay within the speed of light. The findings were posted on arXiv.org as a preprint, and contradict rival…
Possible Mistakes Found in Faster Than Light Neutrino Measurement
Back in September, the revolutionary claim that the OPERA collaboration had measured neutrinos traveling faster than the speed has light is now in doubt, as…
Researchers to Redefine the Kilogram in Terms of Planck’s Constant
Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory are one step closer to changing the international definition of the kilogram. By using technology produced by the NPL,…
Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Measures the Universe’s Expansion and Dark Energy
One of nature’s biggest mysteries, dark energy, is being explored thanks to a deceptively simple tool that David Schlegel came up with. 2,200 aluminum plates,…
