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NMSU Study on Quark-Gluon Structure of Nucleons and Nuclei Awarded $465,000 Funding

A project within the New Mexico State University Department of Physics has been awarded $465,000, bringing its total funding to more than $10,000,000 and allowing the department to remain at the forefront of experimental nuclear and particle physics.

11 Sep 2015

Misplaced' Volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon Io Could be due to Underground Magma Ocean

Tides flowing in a subsurface ocean of molten rock, or magma, could explain why Jupiter's moon Io appears to have its volcanoes in the "wrong" place. New NASA research implies that oceans beneath the crusts of tidally stressed moons may be more common and last longer than expected. The phenomenon applies to oceans made from either magma or water, potentially increasing the odds for life elsewhere in the universe.

11 Sep 2015

Core of Distant Massive Galaxy Cluster Bursting with New Stars

An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant massive galaxy cluster with a core bursting with new stars.

11 Sep 2015

Student Discovers Two Massive Stars with Magnetic Fields in a Binary System

A Canadian PhD student has discovered a unique object – two massive stars with magnetic fields in a binary system. Matt Shultz of Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada found the system – Epsilon Lupi – and publishes the new result in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

11 Sep 2015

Understanding of Complex Networks May Help Explain How Discrete Quantum Spaces Emerge

Mathematicians investigating one of science’s great questions – How to unite the physics of the very big with that of the very small – have discovered that when the understanding of complex networks such as the brain or the internet is applied to geometry the results match up with quantum behaviour.

11 Sep 2015

Oxygen May Not be an Essential Biomarker for Life on Extrasolar Planets

The Earth’s atmosphere contains oxygen because plants continuously produce it through photosynthesis. This abundant supply of oxygen allows life forms like animals to flourish. Therefore, oxygen had been thought to be an essential biomarker for life on extrasolar planets.

11 Sep 2015

Dawn Spacecraft Delivers New Images of Intriguing Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres

The brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These closest-yet views of Occator crater, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, give scientists a deeper perspective on these very unusual features.

10 Sep 2015

CERN to Host TEDx ‘Breaking the Rules’ Conference in October 2015

On Friday, 9 October, CERN1 will be hosting a TEDx conference for the third year running, this time on the theme of “Breaking the Rules”. Providing a platform for visionaries in fields such as science, novel technologies and education, the event, sponsored by Rolex, will take place on the CMS site in Cessy, France.

10 Sep 2015

TRYAD Mission to Launch Cube Satellites to Study Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers are heading into space in 2018 to measure and better understand terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) that originate from thunderstorms, a project that will bring hands-on experience to UAH’s undergraduates.

10 Sep 2015

New Statistical Analysis Model to Enhance Astronomical Sky Surveys

The roots of tradition run deep in astronomy. From Galileo and Copernicus to Hubble and Hawking, scientists and philosophers have been pondering the mysteries of the universe for centuries, scanning the sky with methods and models that, for the most part, haven’t changed much until the last two decades.

10 Sep 2015