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Researchers Discover Evidence of Massive Tidal Disruption Event

A giant black hole ripped apart a nearby star and then continued to feed off its remains for close to a decade, according to research led by the University of New Hampshire.

7 Feb 2017

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Image of Star Death in Calabash Nebula

The Calabash Nebula, pictured here -- which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 -- is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star like the sun.

6 Feb 2017

Scientists Report First Experimental Observation of Quantum Phase Transition

The very first experimental observation of a first-order phase transition in a dissipative quantum system was reported by a team of scientists headed by Johannes Fink from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria).

3 Feb 2017

Scientists Explore Ways to Construct Quality Micro Accelerator in Future

A beam of electrons was first observed to be accelerated with a ‘gradient’ – or energy transfer rate - of 300 MV/m, which is very high for present-day accelerators, in a device rather like a microchip.

3 Feb 2017

Researchers Plan to Use Radiation and Gravity of the Alpha Centauri Stars to Slowdown Spacecraft

In April last year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative. He plans to invest 100 million US dollars in the development of an ultra-light light sail that can be accelerated to 20 percent of the speed of light to reach the Alpha Centauri star system within 20 years.

2 Feb 2017

New Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope Image Reveals Cat's Paw and Lobster Nebulae

Astronomers have for a long time studied the glowing, cosmic clouds of gas and dust catalogued as NGC 6334 and NGC 6357, this gigantic new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope being only the most recent one.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers Realize Exotic Quantum System Robust to Mixing by Periodic Forces

A team of researchers led by LMU physics professor Immanuel Bloch has experimentally realized an exotic quantum system which is robust to mixing by periodic forces.

2 Feb 2017

Mystery Behind Generation of Harmful Low-Energy Free Electrons by X-Rays in Matter Solved

A research team headed by Kiyoshi Ueda from Tohoku University has analyzed what x-rays in matter really do and established a new mechanism to generate low-energy free electrons. Due to the fact that low-energy electrons have the potential to damage the matter, the established mechanism is expected to be highly significant in interpreting and outlining radiation treatment for various illnesses.

1 Feb 2017

New Measurements of Neutrino Oscillations Shed Light on Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos

Trillions of neutrinos, or ghost particles, are passing through us every second. While scientists know this fact, they don't know what role neutrinos play in the universe because they are devilishly hard to measure.

1 Feb 2017

Subaru Telescope Provides Clearer Picture of Galaxy Evolution Within Cosmic Web

A research group led by Hiroshima University has revealed a picture of the increasing fraction of massive star-forming galaxies in the distant universe. Massive star-forming galaxies in the distant universe, about 5 billion years ago, trace large-scale structure in the universe.

1 Feb 2017