Stars with low magnetic field strength exhibit a more pronounced limb darkening than those with a strong magnetic field. This affects the shape of the light curve. Credit: MPS /…
Category: Space
Chemical reactions can scramble quantum information as well as black holes
If you threw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it would become completely scrambled down to the quantum level. Because this scrambling…
Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission, its changing rotation used to shift a satellite’s orientation—seen in a plasma wind tunnel belonging…
Through astronaut eyes, virtual reality propels gateway forward
Credit: NASA NASA astronauts are using virtual reality to explore Gateway. When they slip on their headsets, they’re not just seeing the station—they’re in it, meticulously surveying every detail and…
Study shedding new light on Earth’s global carbon cycle could help assess liveability of other planets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research has uncovered important new insights into the evolution of oxygen, carbon, and other vital elements over the entire history of Earth—and it could help assess…
Here’s what it was like
Credit: CC0 Public Domain At 35,000 feet over the U.S. the air was thick with anticipation and excited chatter as everyone pulled out their phones hoping to get a photo.…
NASA’s JWST probes an extreme starburst galaxy
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to produce the highest-resolution image of spectacular exploding stars ever seen. The Messier 82 (M82) galaxy, located…
A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on…
From Earth to Mars: Transporting spin information at the speed of light
Scientists have used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal, a discovery that could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications between Earth and Mars. The breakthrough, described in…
Keeping your & your kid’s vision safe
People preparing to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say. Powerful ultraviolet rays can do permanent damage to the…
