This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial practices and policies. The editors highlighted the following attributes to ensure the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source proofread Alright! David Appell, Phys.org Numerical simulation of the MHD lensing process at t/t0= 0.185 based on the observed geometric shape of … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Space Agency fired up its bid to create a European version of SpaceX, selecting two companies on Wednesday to develop commercial cargo services to the International Space Station. The Exploration Company, a Franco-German start-up … Read more
This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial practices and policies. The editors highlighted the following attributes to ensure the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source proofread Alright! Credits: CC0 Public Domain × Close Credits: CC0 Public Domain Astronomers at MIT, NASA and elsewhere have a new way … Read more
In 1936, Albert Einstein published what he described as a “little calculation”, showing how the Sun could one day be used as a giant telescope. As incredible as it sounds, the concept is not that far out of our reach, and one idea to make it a practical reality is in Phase III of NASA’s … Read more
Inspiration4 astronaut and billionaire Jared Isaacman is giving the US Space Force Historical Foundation the largest private donation in the nonprofit’s 35-year history, funding the future detailed restoration of rare missile-related artifacts and other upgrades to the Brevard County museum. “This is exciting for the museum, a big step forward to preserve the Cape’s rich … Read more
Staff members gave the media a tour of the newly built 3,200-megapixel LSST camera, the largest camera ever built, at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, Calif., on Thursday, April 11, 2024. After two decades of operation, the device will soon be packed up and transported to mountain peak in Chile to help … Read more
Instead of dying dramatically in a massive supernova explosion, some big stars can die quietly and without fanfare. This could explain the mysterious and sudden disappearance of certain stars from the night sky that astronomers have observed over the years, according to a new paper in the journal Physical Review Letters. These massive stars can … Read more
Planet Earth has been around for 4.5 billion years, more or less, and has changed a lot in that time. What began as a ball of molten, churning magma eventually cooled and developed several small tectonic plates; a few billion years or so later, the planet was covered in various supercontinent formations and teeming with … Read more
This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial practices and policies. The editors highlighted the following attributes to ensure the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source proofread Alright! by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org The entire chip is mounted on a printed circuit board. Credit: Pita-Vidal, Wesdorp et al. × … Read more
Circular depressions about 150 meters (500 feet) wide off the coast of central California are quite ancient and owe their longevity to sediment flows, new research reveals. However, their root cause has yet to be discovered. The Sur Pockmark field has puzzled oceanographers since its discovery in 1998. More than 5,000 shallow circular depressions are … Read more