What is the Universe made of?

[ad_1] The universe is filled with billions of galaxies and billions of stars, as well as an almost incalculable number of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and clouds of dust and gas, all swirling in the immensity of space. But if we zoom in, what are the building blocks of these celestial bodies and where do … Read more

In a first, astronomers may have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star | NOVA | PBS | NOVA

[ad_1] About 900 million years ago, two cosmic giants collided, and the encounter ended very badly for one of them. In a first attempt, the researchers think they have observed an elusive astronomical meeting: gravitational waves emitted by a black hole swallowing a neutron star, or the dense and collapsed remains of a stellar explosion. … Read more

A 127-year-old enigma solved

[ad_1] On the beach in the Netherlands in 2016. Rings with strange shapes. Is it the same effect we see? Here, many effects are at stake. Credit: Simen Andreas Ådnøy Ellingsen, NTNU He solved on paper a 127-year-old physics problem and proved that eccentric wakes could exist. Five years later, practical experiences proved him right. … Read more

Black Bomb: Unexplained Space Forms Are "Evidence of the Past Universe" | Science | New

[ad_1] Space scientists claim that strange points, spotted in the primitive universe, seem to be sources of large amounts of information. The reasons why these strange parts of deep space behave in such a mysterious way remain obscure – but researchers claim that these energetic zones could be the consequence of "compliant cyclic cosmology" (CCC), … Read more

Some migratory birds sleep better than others

[ad_1] Each spring, crowds of warblers make a perilous journey of several weeks between their winter homes in Africa and their summer breeding grounds in Europe. The small brown and white songbirds travel thousands of kilometers across the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea to their destination. It is an exhausting and arduous journey, and the … Read more

Greenland glaciers melt as never before, especially in Helheim

[ad_1] This is where the refrigerator door of the Earth is left open, where the glaciers are dwindling and the sea begins to rise. David Holland, specialist in air and ocean science at New York University, who follows Greenland from above and below, calls it " the end of the planet. It refers to geography … Read more