Ultrathin solar cells promise improved satellite performance
Radiation damage to photovoltaics in orbit can be reduced by making the cells thinner.
Nov 8th, 2022
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Radiation damage to photovoltaics in orbit can be reduced by making the cells thinner.
Nov 8th, 2022
Read moreAstrophysicists say that cosmic inflation - a point in the Universe's infancy when space-time expanded exponentially, and what physicists really refer to when they talk about the 'Big Bang' - can in principle be ruled out in an assumption-free way.
Nov 5th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary systems discovered in the Milky Way.
Nov 5th, 2022
Read moreGemini North telescope on Hawai'i reveals first dormant, stellar-mass black hole in our cosmic backyard.
Nov 4th, 2022
Read moreEarly crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought - and it may even be similar to our own planet's original crust.
Nov 4th, 2022
Read moreResearchers' recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region immediately surrounding the black hole.
Nov 3rd, 2022
Read moreIceCube telescope: High-energy neutrinos discovered in galaxy NGC 1068
Nov 3rd, 2022
Read moreTake a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow's discerning space traveler.
Nov 3rd, 2022
Read moreAstronomers have used the James Webb Telescope to identify the most distant globular clusters ever discovered - dense groups of millions of stars that may be relics containing the first and oldest stars in the universe.
Nov 2nd, 2022
Read moreThis work extends models from nuclear physics, which are not applicable at high densities, with a method used in string theory to describe the transition to dense and hot quark matter.
Nov 1st, 2022
Read moreBizarre quantum properties of black holes - including their mind-bending ability to have different masses simultaneously - have been confirmed by physicists.
Oct 31st, 2022
Read moreTwilight observations from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory spot three large near-Earth objects lurking in the inner Solar System.
Oct 31st, 2022
Read moreWhen two neutron stars merge, the resultant explosion forms heavy elements - many of which make up our Universe. A new study has, for the first time, identified the specific rare-earth elements produced in a neutron star merger.
Oct 27th, 2022
Read moreAn international team of astrophysicists has made a puzzling discovery while analyzing certain star clusters. The finding challenges Newton's laws of gravity. Instead, the observations are consistent with the predictions of an alternative theory of gravity.
Oct 26th, 2022
Read moreAstrophysicists combine measurements from different telescopes to uncover mysterious object hidden in a supernova cloud.
Oct 26th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers performed high-resolution radio observations of the local group galaxy Messier 33. Their results show a direct connection between molecular gas and star formation exists in M33.
Oct 25th, 2022
Read moreIf an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies - from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs - could be a beacon signifying the presence of life.
Oct 21st, 2022
Read moreSwirling galaxies unite around red quasar in 'monster' black hole.
Oct 21st, 2022
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