Will Saturn's rings really 'disappear' by 2025? An astronomer explains
If you can get your hands on a telescope, there are few sights more spectacular than the magnificent ringed planet—Saturn.
If you can get your hands on a telescope, there are few sights more spectacular than the magnificent ringed planet—Saturn.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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Quantum entanglement is a physical process through which pairs of particles become connected and remain so even when separated by vast distances. This fascinating phenomenon has been the focus of numerous research studies, ...
While the threat of tropical cyclones increases around the world, a new study published in Nature Communications shows one area experienced a significant decline in cyclone activity. But, with recent changes in climatic patterns ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like daylight savings time, working night shifts, jet lag or even late-night phone scrolling on the body's circadian rhythms.
Mathematics
Aug 17, 2023
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Developing commercial fusion energy requires scientists to understand sustained processes that have never before existed on Earth. But with so many unknowns, how do we make sure we're designing a device that can successfully ...
Plasma Physics
Jun 22, 2023
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The cosmos is a unique laboratory for testing the laws of physics, in particular those of Euler and Einstein. Euler described the movements of celestial objects, while Einstein described the way in which celestial objects ...
Astronomy
Jun 22, 2023
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Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity describes how the fabric of space and time, or spacetime, is curved in response to mass. Our sun, for example, warps space around us such that planet Earth rolls around the sun ...
Astronomy
May 25, 2023
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Did humanity miss the party? Are SETI, the Drake Equation, and the Fermi Paradox all just artifacts of our ignorance about Advanced Life in the universe? And if we are wrong, how would we know?
Astronomy
May 12, 2023
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Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem's structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to the ground, a heatwave leaves ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2023
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To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off an archaic—now 120 years old—electrochemical equation. The group aims to thwart the consequences of global ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 5, 2023
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