A chance combination of a gravitational lens and polarized waves coming from a distant quasar gave astronomers the tool needed to make a measurement important to understanding the origin of magnetic fields in galaxies.
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The biggest fossil ever found of a dinosaur-era marine reptile called the Ichthyosaurus was pregnant when it died. Researchers say they found an embryo inside the skeleton that includes pieces of vertebrae, ribs, a forefin and a shoulder blade, according to a study in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Although […]
Metal oxides are promising candidates for cheap and stable photoelectrodes for solar water splitting, producing hydrogen with sunlight. Unfortunately, metal oxides are not highly efficient in this job. A known remedy is a treatment with heat and hydrogen. Scientists have now discovered why this treatment works so well, paving the […]
WASHINGTON — Seeking to restore capacity for customers impacted by a satellite malfunction earlier this year, fleet operator SES is swapping launches between SpaceX and Arianespace, the company announced today. Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, previously contracted to launch SES-14, will instead launch SES-12. Arianespace of Evry, France, will launch SES-14 on […]
A student team from Germany demonstrated an experimental hyperloop vehicle on Sunday that topped 200 miles an hour—faster than a capsule built by a venture-backed startup. The feat occurred during a contest sponsored by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to build a futuristic mode of transportation known as the hyperloop. The team, […]
During Monday’s total solar eclipse NASA had employees and volunteers all across the country collecting data, working on experiments and recording the day’s events with photos and video. The Agency ran 11 different experiments all across the country and asked average citizens to report data from their location for further […]
There is a series of questions that every person asks themselves when a relationship falls apart. Why did this happen? What could have been done differently? How did we end up here, after everything we shared? And then the most fundamental question, the one that holds itself up to your […]
Tokyo’s sprawling maze of ageing expressways, measuring 320 kilometres (or 200 miles) in length, have long been crying out for a facelify (AFP Photo/KAZUHIRO NOGI) More Tokyo (AFP) – As Japan takes on the mammoth task of upgrading its capital’s outdated roads and infrastructure, a local “highway doctor” is betting […]