This illustration reveals the accumulation disk, corona (pale, cone-shaped swirls over the disk), and also supermassive great void of energetic galaxy 1ES 1927 +654 before its recent flare-up. Credit: NASA/Sonoma State College, Aurore Simonnet.Something weird is taking place in the galaxy referred to as 1ES 1927 +654: In late 2017, and for reasons that...
The Earth illustration. Credit:NASA.Earth's inside Structure received new attention from scientists. A new study led by a College of Cambridge is the first to take a detailed picture of an unusual pocket of rock at the border layer with the Planet's core, some 3 thousand kilometers under the surface, giving new hope of understanding...
The record-setting solar cell shines red under blue luminescence. Credit: Printed Electronics World.Researchers at the U.S. Division of Energy's National Renewable resource Research Laboratory (NREL) developed a solar cell with a record 39.5% performance under 1-sun global illumination. This is the greatest effective solar cell of any kind, measured using standard 1-sun problems."The brand-new...
Scientists develop a method for seasonal prediction of western wildfires. Credit: NCAR & UCAR News.This summer's Western wildfire season is most likely to be more extreme than typical but not as devastating as in 2015's near-record, according to a speculative forecast method created by researchers at the National Facility for Atmospheric Study (NCAR).Using artificial...
Is “Twosday” as special as some corners of the internet seem to think? articular/iStock via Getty Images PlusThis Feb. 22, the globe strikes an extraordinary landmark. It's the day itself: 2/22/22. And this supposed "Twosday" falls on a Tuesday, no much less.It holds true; the number pattern stands apart, difficult to miss out on. However,...
Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way. Credit: Carnegie ScienceThere is a relatively bright star in our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy. Inside of it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest variety of elements in a star more than our solar system yet.The research, led by University of Michigan...
An illustrated view of a black widow pulsar and its stellar companion. The pulsar’s gamma-ray emissions (magenta) strongly heat the facing side of the star (orange). The pulsar is gradually evaporating its partner. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain.The flashing of a nearby star has attracted MIT astronomers to a new and mysterious system 3,000 light-years...
The belief in replacement theory fueled the right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 that erupted in violence. Credit: Edu Bayer for The New York TimesSome right-wing politicians and commentators have embraced the replacement theory espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre.Mass shootings and replacement theoryInside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man...
How can researchers tell if male and female dinosaurs, like the stegosaur, were different? Credit: Susannah Maidment et al. & Natural History Museum, London, CC BYIn many animal varieties, males and also women vary. This is true for individuals and various other mammals. Along with numerous species of birds, fish, and reptiles. However, what concerning dinosaurs?...
Mathematicians would like to know if equations concerning fluid circulation can break down or "explode" in certain circumstances. Credit: Quanta Magazine.For more than 250 years, mathematicians have been attempting to "blow up" a few of one of the most important formulas in physics. Those explain exactly how liquids circulate. If they are successful, they...
