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Astronomers Analyze Atmosphere of Nearby Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

For the first time astronomers were able to analyse the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the class known as super-Earths. Using data gathered with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and new analysis techniques, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e is revealed to have a dry atmosphere without any indications of water vapour. The results, to be published in the Astrophysical Journal, indicate that the atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium.

17 Feb 2016

Secrets to Solar System Formation May be Hidden Beneath the Surface of Antarctic Ice Sheet

A hidden reserve of iron-rich meteorites which could hold secrets to the formation of the Solar System may be hidden beneath the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet, according to a study by a team from The University of Manchester.

17 Feb 2016

Berkeley Lab Researcher Discovers New Method to Measure Pressure Changes in Supersonic Nozzles

A bit of serendipity while carrying out a routine calibration led a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab) BELLA Center to discover a new method to measure the pressure of supersonic nozzles. This is a significant breakthrough — with wide-ranging applications that include miniature satellites, lab-on-a-chip devices and laser plasma accelerators.

17 Feb 2016

LIGO Experiment Confirms Existence of Black Hole Gravity Wave Signals

A new realm of discovery opened last week with the unequivocal proof that gravitational waves exist.

16 Feb 2016

Scientists Demonstrate Increased Coupling of Microwaves in Specially Designed Superconducting Cavity

In what may provide a potential path to processing information in a quantum computer, researchers have switched an intrinsic property of electrons from an excited state to a relaxed state on demand using a device that served as a microwave “tuning fork.”

16 Feb 2016

Scientists to Describe Ongoing Global Collaborations to Explore Dark Matter

Technological advances are ushering in a new era in the search for fundamental physical particles, including dark matter.

15 Feb 2016

LDE Facility Allows Perform Material Behaviour Studies over Extended Period of Time

Scientists at the world’s premier science conference – the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting – will this year be discussing the advances enabled by the UK’s pioneering Long-Duration Experiment facility (LDE).

15 Feb 2016

University of New Mexico Professor Delivers Presentation on Quantum-Limited Measurements

Cartlon M. Caves, a Distinguished Professor of physics at the University of New Mexico, will present "Quantum-limited measurements: One physicist's crooked path from quantum optics to quantum information" at 4 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 12, in the Paul Sharrah Lecture Hall, PHYS 133.

15 Feb 2016

AAAS Meeting 2016: Rice Professor Explains Formation of Planetary System around Distant Binary Star

A Rice University researcher discussed images that may show the formation of a planet — or a planetary system — around a distant binary star at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13.

15 Feb 2016

Rare Supernova Impostor Discovered in Nearby Galaxy

Breanna Binder, a University of Washington postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Astronomy and lecturer in the School of STEM at UW Bothell, spends her days pondering X-rays.

15 Feb 2016