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[ad_1] Auroral beads as seen from the International Space Station, September 17, 2011 (Frame ID: ISS029-E-6012). Credit: NASA A special type of aurora, draped from east to west across the night sky like a shimmering pearl necklace, helps scientists better understand the science of aurora and their powerful pilots in space. Known as auroral beads, … Read more

[ad_1] A massive radio telescope made famous as the backdrop for a pivotal scene in James bond The movie “GoldenEye” and other Hollywood hits were suddenly found out of order after cables mysteriously snapped and snapped in the establishment’s main course. Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory is home to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes, … Read more

[ad_1] Betelgeuse will go into a supernova and explode … eventually. THIS in the Before the times, when the Coronavirus pandemic was only just beginning its dark march through the world, our problems were much further away. About 640 light years away, in fact. Astronomers observing Betelgeuse, a red super giant star, had been intrigued … Read more

[ad_1] Exploration Ground System teams process the Artemis I thruster segments and prepare to stack them with front and rear assemblies at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket thruster segments arrived on June 15 by trains from Utah near the Northrop Grumman facility where they were manufactured. Northrop Grumman … Read more

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two UCLA computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which instruct quantum computers how to use their circuits to run quantum programs, inhibit the ability of computers to achieve peak performance. Specifically, their research revealed that improved quantum compilation design could help achieve computational speeds up to 45 times faster … Read more

[ad_1] Representation image | Pixabay Text size: A- A + New Delhi: For the first time, scientists have detected seismic data on a “boomerang earthquake” that occurred underwater. In 2016, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred on the Atlantic bottom, off the coast of Liberia in West Africa. Examining data from South American and African tectonic … Read more

[ad_1] March 16, 2020 Two of Earth’s most colorful upper atmospheric phenomena, the aurora and the glow of the air, met just before dawn in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). Wavy green strands topped with red northern Lights appear to cross the band of faded red-yellow light as … Read more

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Volcanic eruptions in the Pacific Northwest Cascade Range over the 2.6 million years are more numerous and closely related to the subsurface signatures of currently active magma than is generally believed, according to recently published research . A synthesis of volcanic vents at the surface and data that probes the … Read more

[ad_1] Ceres is the largest object of Asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. In a new study, scientists suggest this dwarf planet contains a large mass of salt water below its cold surface. Researchers describe Ceres as an “ocean world” – a place that might have the right conditions to support living organisms. … Read more