Using various space telescopes, European astronomers have performed deep X-ray and radio observations of a young magnetar known as Swift J1818.0–1607 during its outburst. Results of the observational campaign, published ...
An international team led by the Heidelberg MPl for Nuclear Physics has solved a decades-long problem in astrophysics with a high-precision experiment.
Plasma Physics
Dec 6, 2022
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Radiative heat transfer is a ubiquitous physical process in our universe. Any object with a temperature above absolute zero exchanges thermal energy with the environment. In physics, thermal emission originates from electromagnetic ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 2, 2022
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Some of the largest and most sophisticated telescopes ever made are under construction at the Simons Observatory in Northern Chile. They are designed to measure cosmic microwave background—electromagnetic radiation left ...
Astronomy
Dec 2, 2022
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Researchers affiliated with the Q-NEXT quantum research center show how to create quantum-entangled networks of atomic clocks and accelerometers—and they demonstrate the setup's superior, high-precision performance.
Quantum Physics
Nov 28, 2022
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NOAA's GOES-U, the final satellite in the GOES-R Series of advanced geostationary environmental satellites, recently completed thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing as part of a rigorous assessment program to ensure the satellite ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been detected by satellites orbiting Earth as luminous flashes of the most energetic gamma-ray radiation lasting milliseconds to hundreds of seconds. These catastrophic blasts occur in distant ...
Astronomy
Nov 11, 2022
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A Tohoku University researcher has increased the performance of a high-power electrodeless plasma thruster, moving us one step closer to deeper explorations into space.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2022
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Nuclear fusion has drawn attention in the era of carbon neutrality because it produces no carbon emission or radioactive waste.
Plasma Physics
Nov 8, 2022
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For the first time, an international team of scientists have found evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from NGC 1068, also known as Messier 77, an active galaxy in the constellation Cetus and one of the most familiar ...
General Physics
Nov 3, 2022
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