Oct. 8, 2020 — Researchers have made observations of a new magnetar, called Swift J1818.0-1607, which challenges current knowledge about two types of extreme stars, known as magnetars and ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than our own. Some of these orbit stars that may be better than even our ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — Astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — Communications in space demand the most sensitive receivers possible for maximum reach, while also requiring high bit-rate operations. A novel concept for laser-beam based communications, using an ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — When the brightness of the star Betelgeuse dropped dramatically a few months ago, some observers suspected an impending supernova - a stellar explosion that could also cause damage on Earth. While ...
Sep. 30, 2020 — Venus might not be a sweltering, waterless hellscape today, if Jupiter hadn't altered its orbit around the sun, according to new ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — A new clothing-like exoskeleton can reduce back muscle fatigue and providing needed physical relief to material handlers, medical professionals and frontline ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane. Analytical investigation of the orbits of long-period comets shows that the aphelia of the comets, the point ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — An astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant, and extremely powerful celestial object, for what may be the most elusive substance in the universe: dark ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — A new study reveals the binary nature of a trans-Neptunian object ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — Biometric authentication, which uses unique anatomical features such as fingerprints or facial features to verify a person's identity, is increasingly replacing traditional passwords for ...
Sep. 28, 2020 — CHEOPS keeps its promise: Observations with the space telescope reveal details of the exoplanet WASP-189b - one of the most extreme planets ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — Scientists have developed a new tool that adapts machine learning algorithms to the needs of synthetic biology to guide development systematically. The innovation means scientists will not have to ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — Astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby stars growing in salty cosmic soup. Each star is shrouded by a gaseous disk which includes molecules of sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt, and ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, lets researchers study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — Researchers create a quantum algorithm that removes spin contaminants while making chemical calculations on quantum computers. This allows for predictions of electronic and molecular behavior with ...
Sep. 25, 2020 — Researchers have shaken up a once accepted timeline for cataclysmic events in the early solar system. Geological and geochemical records indicate that the Earth-Moon system experienced a period of ...
Sep. 24, 2020 — Carbon-based computers have the potential to be a lot faster and much more energy efficient than silicon-based computers, but 2D graphene and carbon nanotubes have proved challenging to turn into the ...
Sep. 24, 2020 — The spin of particles can be manipulated by a magnetic field. This principle is the basic idea behind magnetic resonance imaging as used in hospitals. A surprising effect has now been discovered in ...
Sep. 24, 2020 — Physicists have published a review that explores Bell's inequalities and his concepts of reality and explains their relevance to quantum information and its ...
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