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Study Reveals Microscopic Mystery of Black Holes from Viewpoint of Thermodynamics

Since the detection of gravitational waves for the first time by LIGO and VIRGO, black holes, due to their mysterious and elegant peculiarities, have aroused widespread discussions and interests in public.

28 Sep 2018

UMD Team Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Generate Single Photons from Organic Color-Centers

A team from the University of Maryland has been awarded $1 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop methods for generating single photons at room temperature in semiconducting carbon nanotubes.

28 Sep 2018

Helicon Plasma Thruster: New Technology for Space Debris Removal

The Earth is currently surrounded by debris launched into space over several decades. This space junk can collide with satellites and not only cause damage to spacecraft but also result in further debris being created.

28 Sep 2018

Telescope Maps Cosmic Rays in Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to observe radiation from cosmic rays in two neighbouring galaxies, showing areas of star formation and echoes of past supernovae.

7 Sep 2018

Studying the Past Could Help Determine Future Space Weather

$$IMAGE$$ NASA images / Shutterstock Space weather is as unpredictable as the weather here on Earth – we can forecast what the meteorological conditions are going to be like to a certain point, but beyond tha...

29 Aug 2018

Early Meteorites Reveal Makeup of Solar System 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Meteorites formed during the birth of the Solar System have helped pinpoint the origin of organic materials used in the formation of life.

29 Aug 2018

Laser Innovation Brings Physicists One Step Closer to Cooling and Manipulating Antimatter

Physicists find a transition of atomic energy in antihydrogen, representing a step toward cooling & exploiting the form of antimatter.

24 Aug 2018

Light from Ancient Quasars Helps Confirm Quantum Entanglement

Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out idea that two particles, no matter how distant from each other in space and time, can be inextricably linked, in a way that defies the rules of classical physics.

22 Aug 2018

Galactic Getaways: The Holiday Destinations that are Truly Out of This World

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a holiday to another planet? Well, now your imagination can run wild with Galactic Getaways, an interactive travel guide that allows you to envision your extraterrestrial escape.

20 Aug 2018

Sprawling Galaxy Cluster Found Hiding in Plain Sight

MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth, is made up of hundreds of individual galaxies and surrounds an extremely active supermassive black hole, or quasar.

20 Aug 2018