[ad_1] It’s time for an upgrade. Most of us are familiar with the three common states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, in addition to the uncommon fourth: plasma. But ongoing research with a new alien state called “supersolid”, which was verified a few years ago, has reached a critical dead end: Scientists have created … Read more
[ad_1] An artist’s concept of our solar system showing a sense of scale and distance. Nasa Right now, the Earth and all the other planets in our solar system are circling the sun at unfathomable speeds. Planetary scientist James O’Donoghue mission is to help people visualize this mind-boggling movement. O’Donoghue, who works for the Japan … Read more
[ad_1] In a world first, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on August 19 that it had successfully demonstrated the operation of a “rotary detonation engine” in space, with the aim of expanding the method of propulsion to deep space travel in the future. The “impossible” engine uses rotating explosions inside an annular channel. … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists swimming above the coral. Picture: woody spark Divers swimming in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have stumbled upon a coral of epic proportions. Compound of living organisms, the gigantic mass is the largest coral ever found in the region and one of the oldest. The coral, discovered last March, is 17.4 feet (5.3 meters) … Read more
[ad_1] In addition to being one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is a living history book, revealing great geological eras on its various strata. Today, researchers in Colorado believe they have unraveled the mystery surrounding a “gap” of more than a billion years in this record, known as “The … Read more
[ad_1] Where is Antarctic is one of the fastest warming regions on Earth. For proof, you don’t need to look any further than Thwaites Glacier, also known as “Doomsday Glacier”. Since the 1980s, Thwaites has lost an estimated 595 billion tonnes (540 billion metric tonnes) of ice, alone contributing 4% of the annual global sea … Read more
[ad_1] The most detailed radio images of galaxies outside the Milky Way were picked up by a network of 70,000 radio antennas in nine European countries. The images reveal one side of the universe invisible to optical telescopes and provide insight into some of the most mysterious cosmic phenomena, such as the activity of supermassives … Read more
[ad_1] A Cal Poly student injured after being punched while cycling in San Luis Obispo earlier this month has died. The University sent a notification Thursday evening regarding the death of 23-year-old Andreas Kooi on August 7. He was driving near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Broad Street at around 12:38 a.m. on August … Read more
[ad_1] This pair (see below for another image) of Hubble Space Telescope images of Comet C / 2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and 23, 2020, reveal the comet’s solid core rupture. Hubble photos identify up to 30 distinct fragments. The comet was about 91 million kilometers from Earth when the images were taken. … Read more
[ad_1] from China Zhurong rover has completed its main three-month expedition to Mars, but is expected to continue exploring the Red Planet. Zhurong completed his 90-ground mission to Mars’ Utopia Planitia on Aug. 15, according to the National Space Administration of China (CNSA). (A sol, or Mars day, lasts about 24 hours and 40 minutes. … Read more