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Dec 23, 2023
Mirror segments of the world’s largest optical telescope arrive in Chile
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: space
Astronomers, prepare to be awed by the best views of the cosmos in 2028.
The ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope progresses as 18 mirror segments make their way to Chile, after being polished by Safran Reosc.
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Dec 23, 2023
Scientists find first hints of nuclear fission in universe, challenging theories
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: nuclear energy, space
Researchers have now identified the first signs of nuclear fission in the cosmos, something that has baffled scientists since the 1950s.
Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory and North Carolina State University have uncovered compelling evidence of nuclear fission occurring in the cosmos, specifically during the merger of neutron stars. This discovery challenges long-held beliefs and opens a new chapter in our understanding of heavy element formation in the universe.
Dec 23, 2023
Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
The two galaxies were targeted by astronomers using NOEMA, the Northern Extended Millimetre Array, in France. NOEMA is able to detect millimeter and submillimeter radio waves. Fascinatingly, the team, led by Chentao Yang of the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, detected emissions from a whopping 13 different molecules in these two galaxies.
Related: Earliest magnetic galaxy ever detected offers clues about Milky Way history
“We are seeing part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is hard to observe in nearby galaxies,” said Yang in a press statement. “But thanks to the expansion of the universe, the light from distant galaxies like these is shifted to longer wavelengths that we can see with radio telescopes observing [at] submillimeter [wavelengths].”
Dec 22, 2023
Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry ‘snow globe’ just in time for the holidays
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
Dec 22, 2023
Earth may have had all the elements needed for life all along − contrary to meteorite origin theories
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
Dec 22, 2023
Using ‘waste’ product from recent NASA research, scientists create transformative nanomaterials
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: chemistry, energy, nanotechnology, physics, space, sustainability
Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, potentially opening the door to sustainable habitation on the red planet.
Using resources and techniques currently applied on the International Space Station and by NASA, Dr. Conor Boland, a Lecturer in Materials Physics at the University of Sussex, led a research group that investigated the potential of nanomaterials—incredibly tiny components thousands of times smaller than a human hair —for clean energy production and building materials on Mars.
Taking what was considered a waste product by NASA and applying only sustainable production methods, including water-based chemistry and low-energy processes, the researchers have successfully identified electrical properties within gypsum nanomaterials—opening the door to potential clean energy and sustainable technology production on Mars.
Dec 22, 2023
10 Ways the Universe Might Catastrophically End
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
An exploration of ten possible ways the universe could come to an end. My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel: http…
Dec 22, 2023
Chinese Spacecraft Emitting Strong Signal Over North America
Posted by Joseph Barney in category: space
Interesting read. Are they spying on the West Coast or just running experiments? That’s a good space plane at the very least. 3 launches in 3 years.
Earlier this week, China’s top-secret spaceplane, dubbed Shenlong released six mysterious objects after reaching the Earth’s orbit for the third time in three years.
We can only hazard a guess as to what these objects — which are being tracked by the US Space Force and designated the names OBJECT A through F by the US Department of Defense — are, or what their purpose is.
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Dec 21, 2023
Influx of nitrogen-rich material from the outer Solar System indicated by iron nitride in Ryugu samples
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: particle physics, space
Iron nitride (Fe4N) is detected on magnetite particles within the Ryugu sample returned by Hayabusa2. It is probably the product of impacts of nitrogen-rich dust from the outer Solar System on the surface of Ryugu, indicative of a flux of N-rich dust in the inner Solar System.