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ESO’s VLT Reveals Secrets of Luminous Members of Closes Galaxy Cluster

Captured using the exceptional sky-surveying abilities of the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, this deep view reveals the secrets of the luminous members of the Fornax Cluster, one of the richest and closest galaxy clusters to the Milky Way.

26 Oct 2017

Astrophysicists to Catch Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos from Deep Space

A team led by Prof. Angela Olinto was awarded NASA funding to fly an ultra-long duration balloon mission with an innovative ultra-sensitive telescope to pick up cosmic rays and neutrinos coming from deep space.

25 Oct 2017

Bright Spots on Supergiant Star Drive Large-Scale Spiral Structures in Stellar Wind

A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Their results are published in a recent edition of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

25 Oct 2017

Ames Laboratory Researchers Discover Super-Elastic Shape-Memory Properties in Superconductors

The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has discovered extreme "bounce," or super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be applied for use as an actuator in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space, and might be the first in a whole new class of shape memory materials.

24 Oct 2017

CUORE Provides Possible Explanation for Why the Universe Favors Matter Over Antimatter

The first glimpse of data from the full array of a deeply chilled particle detector operating beneath a mountain in Italy sets the most precise limits yet on where scientists might find a theorized process to help explain why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe.

24 Oct 2017

Barry Simon Receives 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Major Contributions in Mathematical Physics

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Physical Society (APS) announced that Barry Simon of Caltech is the recipient of the 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, which is awarded annually to honor significant contributions to the field.

23 Oct 2017