Russia launches X-ray telescope to detect "millions" of black holes

[ad_1] Spektr-RG is expected to conduct an exceptionally detailed study over 6.5 years, which would uncover approximately 100,000 clusters of galaxies, hundreds of thousands of active stars and approximately 3 million supermassive black holes. In addition to providing a more detailed map of the cosmos, it could help to understand the formation of black holes, … Read more

Explore the "discovery channels" of the Higgs boson

[ad_1] This week, at the European Society of Physics High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP) conference in Ghent, Belgium, the ATLAS collaboration at CERN published new measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson at 39. using the complete LHC Run 2 dataset. Critically, the new results examine two of the Higgs boson decays that led to … Read more

Microraptors ate lizards for lunch | Paleontology

[ad_1] Paleontologists in China have discovered an almost complete and perfectly articulated skeleton of Microraptor zhaoianus, a pigeon-sized and four-winged dinosaur that lived about 120 million years ago and found an extra surprise preserved in its stomach: a prehistoric lizard species up to then unknown. Microraptor swallowing Wangi Indrasaurus. Image credit: Doyle Trankina. L & … Read more

Stonehenge had incredible acoustics, according to a new 3D model study

[ad_1] A mini-version of Stonehenge could help discover the acoustic capabilities of the English megalith, according to scientists who have reconstructed the historic site of a twelfth of its original size. RELATED: 6 LARGEST CONCERT SHOWS IN THE WORLD AND SCIENCE BEHIND THEIR ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS The mini model expands 2.6 meters from one end of … Read more

This is the very first picture of Quantum Enanglement

[ad_1] Scientists unveiled the first ever captured photograph of quantum entanglement, the physical phenomenon in which two or more "entangled" particles are connected via their quantum states, even over large distances. Physicists at Glasglow University have published the picture and a report of their findings in the journal Scientists progress in an article entitled "Imaging … Read more

To the moon and beyond

[ad_1] A 12-wheel vehicle lifts a haze of powder-gray dust as it makes its way onto hilly terrain. The "space truck" has a pressurized cabin, allowing the two astronauts inside to breathe without their spacesuit. They are tired after a day spent exploring the water ice deposits a few kilometers from their base. It's the … Read more

NASA's striking rainbow map shows the movement of the earth after two major earthquakes in California – History

[ad_1] NASA's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis Team created this map, which shows the surface displacements caused by the recent major earthquakes in Southern California on July 4 and 5. 2019. (Photo credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) NASA's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis Team created this map, which shows the surface displacements caused by the recent … Read more