The Aftermath of Binary Neutron Star Mergers: What Remains Behind?
On August 17th, 2017, LIGO detected gravitational waves from the merger of two neutron stars. This merger radiated energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, light that…
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Violent Coronal Mass Ejection Crashes Into Earth’s Magnetosphere, Lighting Up the Sky
Credit: All-sky camera, Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory (KAGO) within the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF). Data provided as part of ESA’s Space Weather…
Scientists Have Found a Way To “See” Single Cells Using Sound
If you are a researcher who wants to see how just a few cells in an organism are behaving, it is no simple task. The…
Physics Experiment Reveals Formation of a New State of Matter – Breaks Time-Reversal Symmetry
The central principle of superconductivity is that electrons form pairs. But can they also condense into foursomes? Recent findings have suggested they can, and a…
Spectroradiometer “Ray Guns” Let Scientists Use Light Instead of DNA To Tell Plants Apart
In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld device called a tricorder that they can point at objects to analyze and identify them. When the show’s…
NASA Selects Gamma-Ray Telescope To Probe Origins of Galactic Positrons, Chart Milky Way Evolution
NASA has selected a new space telescope proposal that will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements…
A Spacecraft Could Tag Along for a Journey Toward the Sun To Watch a Comet Form in Real-Time
‘Centaurs’ near Jupiter could provide unique opportunity to learn about solar system, says University of Chicago scientist. Deep in the solar system, between Jupiter and…
Just How Big Was the Devastating 2020 Beirut Explosion?
On August 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history pulverized a Beirut port and damaged more than half the city. The explosion…
China’s Chang’E-5 Lunar Sample Return Mission Sheds Light on the Evolution of the Moon
Chinese scientists offer new insights into the thermal and chemical evolution of the Moon, with study from China’s Chang’E-5 lunar sample return mission. These samples…
Following a Successful Launch, NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Hits a Solar Array Deployment Snag
Following a successful launch on October 16, 2021, analysis of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft systems show the spacecraft is operating well and is stable. Lucy’s two…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Mars – Listen In
Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet. Thanks to two microphones aboard…
The Sun and Stars Affect Our Everyday Clouds and, Ultimately, Earth’s Energy Budget
Large Effect of Solar Activity on Earth’s Energy Budget This is the result of a new study by researchers from DTU Space at the Technical…
Scientists Solve an Evolutionary Curiosity: Why a Human Egg Is 10 Million Times the Volume of a Sperm Cell
Egg and sperm cell size evolved from competition. Limited resources drove gametes to differ vastly in size and number. In most living animals, egg cells…
Astronomers Use Planet-Hunting Satellite To See White Dwarf “Switch On and Off” for First Time
Astronomers have used a planet-hunting satellite to see a white dwarf abruptly switching on and off for the first time. The researchers led by Durham…
Oldest Footprints of Pre-Humans Identified in Crete – Six Million Years Old
Six million-year-old fossilized footprints on the island show the human foot had begun to develop. The oldest known footprints of pre-humans were found on the…
Challenging the Big Bang Puzzle of Heavy Elements: Earth Factories Creating Elements From Nuclear Transmutation
Rather than being created solely during supernova explosions, chemical elements could also be produced deep within the Earth’s lower mantle. It has long been theorized…
Bacteria Evolved a Multitude of Defense Systems That Offer Strong Immunity for Protection Against Viruses
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs,…
Extreme Geophysics: Quantum Phase Transition Detected on a Global Scale Deep Inside the Earth
Multidisciplinary team of materials physicists and geophysicists combine theoretical predictions, simulations, and seismic tomography to find spin transition in the Earth’s mantle. The interior of…