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Hubble Space Telescope Spots Galaxy IRAS 06076-2139 in the Hare

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the strange galaxy IRAS 06076-2139, located in the constellation Lepus (The Hare). The galaxy was observed from a distance of 500 million light-years by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instruments.

15 May 2017

Research Sheds Light on Electronic Properties of Unconventional Topological Superconductor

Since the discovery two decades ago of the unconventional topological superconductor Sr2RuO4, scientists have extensively investigated its properties at temperatures below its 1°K critical temperature (Tc), at which a phase transition from a metal to a superconducting state occurs.

12 May 2017

Research Reveals that Distance at Which Supernova Would Spark Mass Extinctions Increased

In 2016, researchers published “slam dunk” evidence, based on iron-60 isotopes in ancient seabed, that supernovae buffeted the Earth — one of them about 2.6 million years ago. University of Kansas researcher Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy, supported those findings in Nature with an associated letter, titled “Supernovae in the neighborhood.”

12 May 2017

Collisions of Atomic Nuclei at Greater Velocity Result in Formation of Fire Streaks

At very high energies, the collision of massive atomic nuclei in an accelerator generates hundreds or even thousands of particles that undergo numerous interactions.

12 May 2017

Researchers Move One Step Closer to Understanding Strong Force that Binds Quarks Together

First results from upgraded Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at Jefferson Lab further GlueX experiment's quest to find exotic mesons

11 May 2017

Physicists Discover New Technique to Control Quantum Properties of Individual Charged Molecules

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicists have solved the seemingly intractable puzzle of how to control the quantum properties of individual charged molecules, or molecular ions.

11 May 2017

NASA's NuSTAR Telescope Observes Enshrouding of Black Holes by Galaxy Mergers

In popular culture, black holes get a bad rap for swallowing everything existing in their environments. In reality, dust, gas and starts are capable of orbiting black holes for prolonged time periods, until the material is pushed in by a major disruption.

10 May 2017

Testing of Bell Inequality in Frequency-Bin Entangled Narrowband Biphotons

A fascinating attribute of multi-particle quantum system that has developed as a basic building block of quantum computation as well as quantum information processing is quantum entanglement.

8 May 2017

Researchers Discover the Existence of Graphene's Electrons in Andreev States

In the case of copper and silver, which are normal conductive materials, there are differing degrees of resistance to the flow of electric current. These resistances are caused by individual electrons that generate defects, thereby dissipating energy when they move.

5 May 2017

Galaxy Cluster Abell 370's Gravitational Lensing Effects Help Probe Remote Galaxies

Much like the eclectic group of space rebels in the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has some amazing superpowers, specifically when it comes to observing innumerable galaxies flung across time and space.

5 May 2017