Scientists set to reveal first true image of black hole
The world is finally about to see a black hole—not an artist's impression or a computer-generated likeness, but the real thing.
The world is finally about to see a black hole—not an artist's impression or a computer-generated likeness, but the real thing.
Astronomy
Apr 10, 2019
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Nuclear physicists affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) played a leading role in analyzing data for a demonstration experiment that has achieved record precision ...
General Physics
Jul 13, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers and scientists say the maneuver went off without a hitch, and everything is working properly. The mission's "first-light" images of the sky will be released to the public in about a month, after ...
Space Exploration
Dec 30, 2009
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It's not quite Star Trek communications—yet. But long-distance communications in space may be easier now that researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 12, 2014
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Researchers from the UAB, IFAE and University College London propose using the variations in distance between the Earth and the moon, which can be measured with a precision of less than a centimeter, as a new gravitational ...
General Physics
Mar 17, 2022
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This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America Nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this image infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent disappears.
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2011
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NASA scientist Xiaoli Sun and his industry partner have created the world's first photon-counting detector sensitive to the mid-infrared wavelength bands—a spectral sweet spot for a number of remote-sensing applications, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 30, 2015
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The world of laser scanning microscopy is quickly evolving, thanks to the advent of fast and compact detector arrays. These arrays replace the typical single-element detector of traditional confocal laser scanning microscopes, ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 6, 2024
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You may have observed airplane passengers accompanied by pets or even musical instruments on flights. But have you ever been seated next to a particle detector?
General Physics
Sep 20, 2019
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From the minuscule bindings of molecules to the far reaches of space, we're exploring the universe around us by catching sight of the smallest particles of light.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 31, 2024
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