Across the Galaxy, Planetary Debris is Hurling into White Dwarfs Astronomers at the University of Warwick have captured images of the first time a white dwarf star’s surface was struck by fragments from shattered planets.…
A Neutron Star is Observed Blowing Strong Warm Winds While Ripping up its Companion A team of astronomers has discovered for the first time blasts of hot, warm, and cold winds from a neutron star as it eats stuff…
Eating Disorder – a Mental Disorder Eating disorders are a group of psychological conditions that lead to the development of unhealthy eating habits. They may begin with a fixation on food,…
Astrophysical Plasma The naturally occurring plasmas that cover the solar system and beyond are studied by the group studying space, solar, and astronomical plasmas. Outside the Solar…
More than Half of Threatened Species need Targeted Recovery Measures Nature is essential to our survival: it provides oxygen, regulates weather patterns, pollinates crops, and produces food, feed, and fiber. However, it is under increasing…
Benefits of New Soft X-Ray Transition Energies Benchmark in Astrophysical Plasma In order to understand some of the Universe’s most potent and enigmatic objects and events, such as stellar coronae and winds, cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries…
Autonomous Ghost Cargo Ship Completes World’s First Transoceanic Voyage Using an automated navigation technology created by Avikus and HD Hyundai, a big autonomous cargo ship has completed the world’s first transoceanic journey navigating with…
Exposing the Unexpected Chemical Complexity of Comet Chury Comets are remnants of the formation of the sun, planets, and moons and are fossils from the distant past and the interior of our solar…
100 Trillion Slices of Pi Google Smashes Record for Calculation (Again) If you ask a physicist the value of pi, they’ll probably say 3.14 – or 3.142 if they’re feeling really academic that day. It’s even…
Become a Confident Urban Sketcher for $40 You are struck by the backdrop and enraptured by not only the physicality, but the essence of the scene in front of you as you…
Defending the Stokes-Einstein Equation’s Validity in Living Systems The breakdown of the Stokes-Einstein relation in liquid water is one of many anomalies that occur during cooling and indicates the decoupling of diffusion and…
Superworms Can Happily Eat Polystrene, Offering Help to Plastic Problem Superworms with polystyrene hunger might be a beneficial aid in combating the planet’s plastic crisis. Scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia discovered that…