Mysterious Galactic Signals: Magnetar Observations Shed New Light on Fast Radio Bursts
An international team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a fast radio burst in 2020; observations suggest unique origins…
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Mysterious QPO Signals Reveal New Features of Galactic Black Holes
An international team of scientists reports the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system. An…
Decoding Deep Space Mysteries: Researchers Uncover Potential Link Between Two of Astronomy’s Most Enigmatic Phenomena
An international group of researchers has identified a potential link between gravitational waves from neutron star mergers and fast radio bursts. This finding could enhance…
Surprising New Features of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Defy Current Understanding
Fast Radio Bursts – A Puzzling and Deepening Mystery An international team of scientists reveals an evolving, magnetized environment and surprising source location for deep-space…
Holy Grail of Energy Efficiency: Physicists Advance in Race for Room-Temperature Superconductivity
Less than two years ago the science world was shocked by the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity. Now, a team of University…
Astronomers Closer to Unlocking Mysterious Origin of Fast Radio Bursts
New study by international team of scientists identifies polarization as key trait that may reveal the origin of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions. Nearly…
Scientists Discover New Form of Ice – May Be Common on Distant, Water-Rich Planets
Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have discovered a new form of…
First-Ever Interior Earth Mineral Discovered in Nature – It Shouldn’t Be Here
New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by UNLV geochemist Oliver Tschauner. UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on…
Astronomers May Have Discovered the First Known Planet to Orbit 3 Stars
Potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for bolstering our understanding of planet formation. In a distant star system — a mere 1,300 light-years…
Astrophysicists Unveil the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
UNLV astrophysicist Bing Zhang contributes to understanding the physical mechanisms of fast radio bursts in three papers published in Nature. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs…
New Space Telescope, CHEOPS, Will Improve the Hunt for Exoplanets
While the planet has been on lockdown the last two months, a new space telescope called CHEOPS opened its eyes, took its first pictures of…
Why Pedestrians Need to Be on the Lookout for Expensive Cars
Drivers of expensive cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians in UNLV study. Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men…
Groundbreaking Research Reveals Evidence of Water Deep in Earth’s Mantle
A UNLV scientist has discovered the first direct evidence that fluid water pockets may exist as far as 500 miles (800 kilometers) deep into the…