News tagged with cosmic magnetic fields
A new kind of metal in the deep Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- The crushing pressures and intense temperatures in Earth's deep interior squeeze atoms and electrons so closely together that they interact very differently. With depth materials change. New ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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New all-sky map shows the magnetic fields of the Milky Way with the highest precision
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a unique new all-sky map, scientists at MPA have made significant progress toward measuring the magnetic field structure of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail. Specifically, the map ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Cosmic particle accelerators get things going
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Cluster satellites have discovered that cosmic particle accelerators are more efficient than previously thought. The discovery has revealed the initial stages of acceleration for the ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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A big surprise from the edge of the solar system: magnetic bubbles (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Voyager probes are truly going where no one has gone before. Gliding silently toward the stars, 9 billion miles from Earth, they are beaming back news from the most distant, unexplored ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Exploding stars and stripes
The discovery of a pattern of X-ray "stripes" in the remains of an exploded star may provide the first direct evidence that a cosmic event can accelerate particles to energies a hundred times higher than achieved ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Young-star discovery hints magnetism common to all cosmic jets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the first evidence of a magnetic field in a jet of material ejected from a young star, a discovery that points toward future breakthroughs in understanding the nature ...
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Cracks in the Universe: Physicists are searching for the fingerprints of cosmic strings
Physicists are hot on the trail of one of strangest theorized structures in the universe. A team of researchers have announced what they think are the first indirect observations of ancient cosmic strings, ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Space Station to Receive New Anti-Matter Detector Component
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientist plan on replacing the liquid helium cooled magnet, in the anti-matter detector, with an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. This will increase the life span of the detector from 3 years ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Neutrinos: Clues to the Most Energetic Cosmic Rays
(PhysOrg.com) -- ARIANNA, a proposed array of detectors for capturing the most energetic cosmic rays, is being tested in Antarctica with a prototype station built last December on the Ross Ice Shelf by a Berkeley ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Fermi Telescope Closes on Source of Cosmic Rays (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope show where supernova remnants emit radiation a billion times more energetic than visible light. The images bring astronomers a step closer ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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With stimulus aid, scientists hope to mimic nature's dynamos
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the cosmos, all celestial objects - planets, stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies - have magnetic fields. On Earth, the magnetic field of our home planet is most easily observed in a compass where ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Cosmic Rays Hit Space Age High
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planning a trip to Mars? Take plenty of shielding. According to sensors on NASA's ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) spacecraft, galactic cosmic rays have just hit a Space Age high.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space seems exotic, forbidding, and remote, but imagine trying to survive winter without a heated shelter or warm clothing. Our ancestors developed these technologies because they needed room ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2009 |
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