Close observations have shown that Earth’s inner core (IC) moves and changes over the decades. The pattern, speed, and driving force of the transition, on the other hand, are still being debated. Pr… [+3695 chars]
Photo credit: Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Have you ever heard of the lateral line? No, its not a football play. Its a sense organ shared by most fish, from sharks to… [+7478 chars]
Autocorrelation for spontaneous radiation Prior to the spontaneous radiation from the tandem undulator, we first consider the spontaneous radiation from a single undulator. Figure 1a shows the inter… [+13766 chars]
As the saying goes, there is always a first time for everything. It may not be as impressive as the subsequent attempts, but the first time marks a turning point in anyone's life, even for an organiz… [+2964 chars]
In early June, the main body of NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper spacecraft completed construction and was shipped to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California soon after. The arri… [+6778 chars]
Black holes have made a number of big headlines over the last few years. In 2019, the aptly named Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) managed to capture one on film for the first time. And in May of 2022, … [+991 chars]
Galactic collisions are among the most spectacular events in the cosmos. Collisions between galaxies are commonplace among galaxies that coexist in the same cluster. The gravitational attraction betw… [+3191 chars]
In the summer of 2020, the world was enthralled with the Comet Neowise, which only makes an appearance every 6,800 years. Brennan Gilmore was so enthralled that it kicked off a passion for astrophoto… [+2018 chars]
The launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission was delayed due to a software glitch. Now, the two small probes supposed to be hitching a ride are forced to revise their plans. NASA's Psyche Launch Del… [+3225 chars]
ByEva Frederick, MIT Whitehead InstituteJune 11, 2022 Data for a new gene-function map are available for other scientists to use. Its a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in… [+11672 chars]
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been hit by a micrometeoroid, which has damaged one of ... [+] the 18 beryllium-gold segments that makes up its main 6.5-meter mirror. getty NASAs James… [+3021 chars]
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon. The main body of Europa Clipper is an aluminum cylinder that clocks in at 10 feet (3 meters) tall an… [+1642 chars]
