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A second look at supernovae light: Universe's expansion may be understood without dark energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2011 Nobel Prize in physics, awarded just a few weeks ago, went to research on the light from Type 1a supernovae, which shows that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (52) | comments 185 | with audio podcast feature

Human mission to an asteroid: Why should NASA go?

Imagine, if you can, the first time human eyes see Earth as a distant, pale blue dot. We’ve dreamed of deep space missions for centuries, and during the Apollo era, space enthusiasts assumed we’d ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 27

Venture to the last protoplanet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Max Planck scientists have front row seats in the exploration of the asteroid with two onboard cameras. The aim is to travel back in time to the origins of the solar system.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Global warming pause linked to sulfur in China

Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for why the rise in Earth's temperature paused for a bit during the 2000s, one of the hottest decades on record.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (20) | comments 40

Commercial jets could use shorter runways with new design

Research underway at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) could enable fixed-wing jet aircraft to take off and land at steep angles on short runways, while also reducing engine noise heard on the ground.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Geo-engineering and sea-level rise over the 21st century

Scientific findings by international research group of scientists from England, China and Denmark just published suggest that sea level will likely be 30-70 centimetres higher by 2100 than at the start of the century even ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

First health overhaul provisions start to kick in

(AP) -- The first stage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is expected to provide coverage to about 1 million uninsured Americans by next year, according to government estimates.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The world's first Expansion/Deflection nozzle hybrid tested

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of Bristol and Airborne Engineering last month conducted a number of performance tests of their experimental hybrid rocket engine, called Firecrest.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Suzaku Finds 'Fossil' Fireballs from Supernovae

(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies of two supernova remnants using the Japan-U.S. Suzaku observatory have revealed never-before-seen embers of the high-temperature fireballs that immediately followed the explosions. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 4


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