https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Astronomers from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei report the discovery of a new faint tidal disruption event (TDE). The newfound TDE, designated AT 2023clx is the faintest and closest optical TDE so far detected. The finding was published July 10 on the preprint server arXiv. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-tidal-disruption-event-chinese-astronomers.html Astronomy Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:09:56 EDT news608893790 An international research team has for the first time combined data from heavy-ion experiments, gravitational wave measurements and other astronomical observations using advanced theoretical modeling to more precisely constrain the properties of nuclear matter as it can be found in the interior of neutron stars. The results were published in the journal Nature. https://phys.org/news/2022-06-insights-neutron-star.html General Physics Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:21:27 EDT news573916882 April 21 and 22 is the peak of a shower of meteors—or shooting stars—known as the Lyrids. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-lyrids-meteor-shower-peak.html Space Exploration Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:16:39 EDT news506682996 (Phys.org)—NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, set its X-ray eyes on a spiral galaxy and caught the brilliant glow of two black holes lurking inside. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-nasa-nustar-black-holes-galaxy.html Astronomy Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:05:27 EST news276858303 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby brown dwarf that may indicate a storm grander than any seen yet on a planet. Because old brown dwarfs and giant planets have similar atmospheres, this finding could shed new light on weather phenomena of extra-solar planets. https://phys.org/news/2011-09-astronomers-extreme-weather-alien-world.html Astronomy Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:05:48 EDT news235044308 (PhysOrg.com) -- Certain stars stream vast amounts of matter into space, creating some of the most beautiful objects in astronomers' telescopes. But while the astronomers can enjoy the beauty, they can't explain it. Adam Frank, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester is hoping to change that. https://phys.org/news/2009-09-astrophysicists-closer-beauty-stellar-jets.html Astronomy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:30:01 EDT news173373454 (PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are amongst the most dangerous cosmic phenomena man has ever known. Though they pose no harm to humans, their effect on technology is vast. When they occur, they possess the capability to knock out satellites orbiting earth and bring down power grids that provide electricity to millions of people. In order to avoid catastrophe physicists around the globe are working to accurately forecast these solar flares. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-solar-mystery.html General Physics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:51:47 EDT news170535071 Even Albert Einstein might have been impressed. His theory of general relativity, which describes how the gravity of a massive object, such as a star, can curve space and time, has been successfully used to predict such astronomical observations as the bending of starlight by the sun, small shifts in the orbit of the planet Mercury and the phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. Now, however, it may soon be possible to study the effects of general relativity in bench-top laboratory experiments. https://phys.org/news/2009-07-relativity-lab.html General Physics Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:38:13 EDT news167315869