Astronomers Directly Image a Black Hole Ripping Apart a Star
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when the powerful gravity of a…
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Scientists Reveal the Source of a Mysterious Martian Rock Formation
Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the likely source of a mysterious Martian rock formation, a new…
Ancient Crocodile Reveals the Humble Beginnings of the Apex Predator
The mouth of today’s crocodilians inspires fear and awe, with their wide gape and the greatest known bite force in the vertebrate animal kingdom. However,…
Machine-Learning Algorithm Compares 3D Scans Up To 1,000 Times Faster
Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differences…
Astronomers Identified Moons Capable of Supporting Life
We’ve all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons? In a paper published Wednesday (June 13)…
Quantum Transmission Between Two Solid-State Qubits at the Push of a Button
In the new quantum information technologies, fragile quantum states have to be transferred between distant quantum bits. Researchers at ETH have now realized such a…
Graphene Bolometer is Faster, Simpler and Covers More Wavelengths
Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by astronomers and homeowners alike. But most such devices have limited…
New Planet-Hunting Technique Identifies Unusual Patterns
Over the past several years, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has transformed our understanding of protoplanetary disks — the gas- and dust-filled planet factories…
Could Alien Civilizations Help Predict the Fate of Our Planet?
In the face of climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss, creating a sustainable version of civilization is one of humanity’s most urgent tasks. But when…
Researchers Develop a Wireless Way to Power Human Implants
MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the…
Astronomers Reveal Globular Clusters 4 Billion Years Younger Than Previously Thought
New research led by the University of Warwick reveals that globular clusters could be up to 4 billion years younger than previously thought. Once thought…
Earth’s First Diverse Marine Predators Produced Killer Babies
Some of the earliest predators that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago are also some of the largest animals to have lived at…
New Horizons Reveals Dunes Made of Tiny Grains of Solid Methane on Pluto
Dunes are known to form on Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan and Comet 67P – and now on the dwarf planet Pluto, according to a new…
Engineers Develop Soft Robot That Can Carry Its Own Power Supply
For their work on a soft robotic system that can lift more than 200 times its weight, Adam Bilodeau, Prof. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, and two collaborators…
Chandra Reveals X-Ray Binary Stars at the Galactic Center
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is about twenty-five thousand light years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. At the core…
ESF Scientists List Top 10 New Species for 2018
The large and small, beautiful and bizarre are among the newly discovered animals, plants and microbes announced by the College of Environmental Science and Forestry…
VIMOS’s Final Image – Interacting Galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427
Two spiral galaxies are locked in a spellbinding, swirling dance in this image from the VIMOS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The two…
Neuroscientists Identify the First Potential Treatment for Cosmic Radiation
Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the…