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Little Lion Galaxy Could Help Contribute to Quantitative Test of Big Bang

University astrophysicist Evan Skillman was a lead researcher in a group that discovered the Little Lion Galaxy, which contains lowest level of heavy elements ever detected in a star-forming galaxy.

23 Jun 2016

Astronomers Predict Hundreds of Massive Black Hole Mergers Using Second-Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

A new study published in Nature presents one of the most complete models of matter in the universe and predicts hundreds of massive black hole mergers each year observable with the second generation of gravitational wave detectors.

23 Jun 2016

ITMO University Engineers Develop Precision Drivers for Optical Electronic Complexes

Researchers at Chair of Electrical Engineering and Precision Electromechanical Systems proudly show a video of Soyuz 2.0a launching shot in Cosmodrome Vostochny.

23 Jun 2016

Discovery of Nebula Wind Surrounding Magnetrar Opens Avenues for Understanding Magnetrars

A massive cloud of high-energy particles known as a wind nebula was discovered for the first time by astronomers, around a rare ultra-magnetic neutron star called magnetar. This discovery gives an insight into the environment, properties and outburst history of magnetars - the strongest magnets in the world.

23 Jun 2016

Astronomers Discover Youngest Known Hot Star and Exoplanets Around it

Exoplanets referred to as 'hot Jupiters' have mystified astronomers for the past two decades. These giant planets have increased surface temperatures as they orbit 100 times nearer to their host stars than Jupiter does to the Sun. The question is how and when they shifted so close to their star.

23 Jun 2016

Scientists Reach Important Milestone on Road to Replace Standard Kilogram

In a secure vault in the suburbs of Paris, an egg-sized cylinder of metal sits in a climate-controlled room under three glass bell jars. It is the mass against which all other masses in the world are measured -- by definition the quintessential kilogram.

22 Jun 2016

New Study Could Assist in Mitigating Effects of Severe Space Weather

The magnetosphere of the Earth protects it from the aggressive battering of the solar wind. It is almost like a protective shield that soaks up and deflects plasma from the solar wind coming from the Sun. The magnetosphere is the region of space where the Earth's magnetic field exists. Stunning dancing auroral displays are produced when conditions are perfect.

22 Jun 2016

Aggressive ‘Electric Wind’ in Planets Removes Atmospheres and Oceans

A recent study conducted by a team of researchers belonging to NASA and UCL illustrated that a strong ‘electric wind’ across Venus is capable of removing the components of water from the planet’s upper atmosphere. This could have played a major part in the removal of the planet’s oceans.

21 Jun 2016

Caltech, NASA Discover Youngest Exoplanet Orbiting Young Star

The complex and turbulent process of how planets formed is still quite a mystery. So far, over 3,000 exoplanets have been located by astronomers. Exoplanets are planets that orbit the stars rather than the Earth’s Sun. most of these are middle-aged – extending to over a billion years.

21 Jun 2016

Scientists Attempt to Develop Theory Explaining Essential Physics of High-Temperature Superconductors

Simulation demonstrates how superconductivity arises in cuprates’ pseudogap phase

21 Jun 2016

Researchers Use Quantum Calculations to Discover Previously Unknown Features of Rutile

Using numerical modelling, researchers from Russia, the US, and China have discovered previously unknown features of rutile TiO2, which is a promising photocatalyst. The calculations were performed at an MIPT laboratory on the supercomputer Rurik. The paper detailing the results has been published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

21 Jun 2016

Study Opens up New Avenue for Exploring Non-Equilibrium and Dissipative Many-Body Physics

Yutaka Shikano, Ph.D., a member of Chapman University Institute for Quantum Studies (IQS) has recently published his work in Scientific Reports. One of the most outstanding phenomena in physics is superconductor with excellent technological implications.

21 Jun 2016

ORNL’s Unique Capabilities Would Help Physicists Explore Neutrino Science

An experiment to discover new physics associated with neutrinos is to be deployed in the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

21 Jun 2016

Researchers Fine Tune Technique for Identifying Quantum Entanglement

A team of quantum computing researchers from RMIT have formulated and illustrated a technique that can effectively identify high-dimensional entanglement. In quantum physics, entanglement can be defined as the capacity of two or more particles to be linked to each other in ways which are outside the realm of classical physics. Data regarding a particle found in an entangled ensemble offers an 'unnatural' amount of data on the other particles.

21 Jun 2016

Astronomers Discover Startling Existence of Surplus Giant Planets in Star Cluster

A team of astronomers from all over the world have discovered that there are many more planets similar to the hot Jupiter type than expected in a cluster of stars known as Messier 67. The HARPS spectrograph at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile is one among the various instruments and telescopes that were used to make this unexpected discovery.

20 Jun 2016

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Little Lion Galaxy Could Help Contribute to Quantitative Test of Big Bang

Astronomers Predict Hundreds of Massive Black Hole Mergers Using Second-Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

ITMO University Engineers Develop Precision Drivers for Optical Electronic Complexes

Discovery of Nebula Wind Surrounding Magnetrar Opens Avenues for Understanding Magnetrars

Astronomers Discover Youngest Known Hot Star and Exoplanets Around it

Scientists Reach Important Milestone on Road to Replace Standard Kilogram

New Study Could Assist in Mitigating Effects of Severe Space Weather

Aggressive ‘Electric Wind’ in Planets Removes Atmospheres and Oceans

Caltech, NASA Discover Youngest Exoplanet Orbiting Young Star

Scientists Attempt to Develop Theory Explaining Essential Physics of High-Temperature Superconductors

Researchers Use Quantum Calculations to Discover Previously Unknown Features of Rutile

Study Opens up New Avenue for Exploring Non-Equilibrium and Dissipative Many-Body Physics

ORNL’s Unique Capabilities Would Help Physicists Explore Neutrino Science

Researchers Fine Tune Technique for Identifying Quantum Entanglement

Astronomers Discover Startling Existence of Surplus Giant Planets in Star Cluster

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