Learning New Things About Our Home Star: Physicists First Definitive Measurements of the Sun’s Electric Field
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star. In a new study, physicists led…
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At Last, Physicists Report Definitive Evidence of How Brilliant Auroras Are Created
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, that fill the sky in high-latitude regions have fascinated people for thousands of years. But how they’re created, while…
Biological Invasions: Destructive Species Found Using New Environmental DNA-Detection Technique
Invasive species, beware: Your days of hiding may be ending. Biologists led by the University of Iowa discovered the presence of the invasive New Zealand…
Diffuse Auroral Eraser: Physicists Discover a New Type of Aurora
The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still hold secrets. In a new study, physicists led by the University…
Cosmic Cold Gas Pipelines Detected Feeding Early, Massive Galaxies
To come into being, galaxies need a steady diet of cold gases to undergo gravitational collapse. The larger the galaxy, the more cold gas it…
Unique Physics in Interstellar Space: Voyager Spacecraft Detect New Type of Solar Electron Burst
Physicists report accelerated electrons linked with cosmic rays. More than 40 years since they launched, the Voyager spacecraft are still making discoveries. In a new…
Where Does the Missing Matter of the Universe Reside? Halo of Gas Surrounding Milky Way May Help Solve Puzzle
A halo is a large region filled with hot gas that surrounds a galaxy, also known as a “circumgalactic medium.” The heated gaseous halo around…
HaloSat Reveals the Milky Way Galaxy Is Surrounded by a Heated, Clumpy Halo
The Milky Way galaxy is in the recycling business. University of Iowa astronomers have determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot…
Promise for COVID-19 Vaccine After Engineered Virus Protects Against MERS in Mice
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that fully protects mice against a lethal dose of MERS,…
Researchers Recreate Living 3D Displays – Lightweight Smart Skins With Artificial Muscles [Video]
It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature – unless one considers the cephalopod, which includes the squid and…
Scientists Provide a Theory on How the Universe Became Filled with Light
After observing a nearby galaxy from which ultraviolet light is escaping, astronomers hypothesize that black holes may have punctured darkened galaxies and allowed light to…
Pentecopterus – A Giant Sea Scorpion from the Prehistoric Seas
Geologists discovered the fossils of Pentecopterus in a meteorite crater by the Upper Iowa River in northeastern Iowa. You don’t name a sea creature after…
Study Reveals How Saturn’s Magnetosphere Changes with the Seasons
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists from the University of Iowa have discovered how the magnetosphere around Saturn changes with the planet’s seasons, providing…