A magnetar is an exotic neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. It is 1,000 times stronger than a normal neutron star. On Oct. 10, 2020, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory discovered … [+2800 chars]
The supermassive black hole sitting at the center of the Milky Way has again come to light after a new study found that the powerful jets spewing out of it have created two massive bubbles extending … [+1886 chars]
Scientists have identified a new "social supergene" spreading between different species of fire ants and restructuring their societies. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been "in… [+2687 chars]
It is well known that methane, a greenhouse gas, is produced by special microorganisms, for example in the intestines of cows, or in rice fields. For some years, scientists had also observed the prod… [+4231 chars]
A West Virginia University postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has made a breakthrough in the study of magnetic reconnection, which could prevent space storms from wrea… [+3350 chars]
Astronaut Kayla Barron points the camera at herself for an out-of-this-world “space-selfie” during a spacewalk that took place on December 2, 2021. Credit: NASA The Expedition 66 crew continued prep… [+2309 chars]
A team of researchers from HSE MIEM joined colleagues from the Institute of Non-Classical Chemistry in Leipzig to develop a theoretical model of a polymeric ionic liquid on a charged conductive elect… [+3172 chars]
A team of researchers from HSE MIEM joined colleagues from the Institute of Non-Classical Chemistry in Leipzig to develop a theoretical model of a polymeric ionic liquid on a charged conductive elect… [+3172 chars]
Metal-organic frameworks, a class of materials with porous molecular structures, have a variety of possible applications, such as capturing harmful gases and catalyzing chemical reactions. Made of me… [+6337 chars]
Tribune News Service Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, March 11 A simpler technique of getting a clearer picture of the Sun’s corona has been developed by Indian astronomers, which will make it easier to id… [+1516 chars]
A team of researchers from Purdue University and other institutions have discovered a supermassive black hole binary system, one of only two known such systems. The two black holes, which orbit each … [+1850 chars]
Enlarge/ Artist's impression of what an Earth-like planet might look like in a nearby star system. 19 with 15 posters participating We now know that our nearest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is host … [+2516 chars]
