Research breakthrough means warp speed 'Unruh effect' can finally be tested in lab settings
Discovery advances understanding of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
May 9th, 2022
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Discovery advances understanding of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
May 9th, 2022
Read moreDARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. The goal is to execute an in-space flight demonstration of nuclear thermal propulsion in fiscal year 2026.
May 7th, 2022
Read moreThe data of the space telescope contain the traces of many unknown celestial bodies.
May 7th, 2022
Read moreNew study result implies that the broad Extreme-Ultraviolet (EUV) wave train, including multiple wave fronts, should be driven by some nonlinear energy release processes in the accompanying flare.
May 7th, 2022
Read moreScientists have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model.
May 6th, 2022
Read moreThe Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a witness at the scene of a star's explosive death: a companion star previously hidden in the glare of its partner's supernova. The discovery is a first for a particular type of supernova - one in which the star was stripped of its entire outer gas envelope before exploding.
May 5th, 2022
Read moreSoil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists report. They are now exploring whether lunar resources can be used to facilitate human exploration on the moon or beyond.
May 5th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star circling and slowly consuming a smaller companion star. The pair has the shortest orbital period yet identified, and is unique in that it appears to host a third star that orbits around the two inner stars every 10,000 years.
May 4th, 2022
Read moreTo sidestep the physical limitations of telescopes, astrophysicists have been working on a new conceptual imaging technique that would be 1000 times more precise than the strongest imaging technology currently in use. By taking advantage of gravity's warping effect on space-time, called lensing, scientists could potentially manipulate this phenomenon to create imaging far more advanced than any present today.
May 4th, 2022
Read moreThe findings will help scientists trace a black hole's evolution as it feeds on stellar material.
May 3rd, 2022
Read moreResearchers have developed a new way spacecraft can use signals from multiple pulsars to navigate in deep space.
May 3rd, 2022
Read moreShedding light on the interplay of dark matter with standard matter, a new study suggests a possible solution to one of the greatest and long-standing mystery of astrophysics.
Apr 29th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the centre of the galaxy, which was long claimed as a signature of dark matter.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read morePhotovoltaics could be efficiently deployed across half the planet.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreHydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water and ice.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreScientists have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved. Specifically, how did the gas giants - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - end up where they are, orbiting the sun like they do?
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreThere is more evidence that the building blocks of life on Earth came from meteorites, according to researchers, who analysed three carbon-rich meteorites and found evidence of multiple compounds needed for DNA or RNA. Using state-of-the-art analytical techniques on the meteorites, they found guanine, adenine, uracil, cytosine, and thymine molecules which may have served as building blocks of life on Earth.
Apr 26th, 2022
Read moreAn international team of researchers examined data for 25 exoplanets and found some links among the properties of the atmospheres, including the thermal profiles and chemical abundances in them. This marks the first time exoplanet atmospheres have been studied as populations, rather than individually.
Apr 26th, 2022
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