Not new research, but I just learned that the lowest note in the Universe:
… Read the rest “Bb below the lowest C.”The black hole resides in the Perseus cluster of galaxies located 250 million light years from Earth. In 2002, astronomers
Right now, as I write these words, the spacecraft Dawn is circling around the asteroid Vesta, trying to figure out how it got there.
This is a “false-color”… Read the rest “Science Art: False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact, by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft”
… that Brian May, member of Queen, the man who wrote “We Will Rock You” and the soundtrack to Flash Gordon, took time out from touring and recording to earn a doctorate … Read the rest “Did you know…”
PhysOrg has us looking for the mouse-shadow on the second moon with the news that alien life is likelier on “Dune” planets:
… Read the rest “The spice… and the worm….”Instead of aqua planets with abundant water on their
ABC Science puzzles over a star that, according to everything we know about stars, simply shouldn’t exist:
… Read the rest “The star that shouldn’t be.”The star, called SDSS102915+172927, is reported today in the journal
The IBT (and a bunch of other news outlets) are making this discovery – an asteroid that’s been orbiting Earth – are making it sound like a deadly trick. When really the… Read the rest ““Trojan asteroid”? More like puppy dog….”
Nature reminds us that Neptune’s about to complete its first orbit since it was discovered:
… Read the rest “Happy Neptune Day!”Next week, Neptune will complete its first full orbit of the Sun since it was discovered
There’s a new kind of star in the skies… or at least a new name for some of them, reports Universe Today. They’re larger-than-usual Type Ia supernovas, more commonly … Read the rest “Zombie stars and dark energy”
From the image’s archive.org page:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Hubble Confirms Existence of Massive Black Hole at Heart of Active Galaxy, by Holland Ford, et al. (5/25/1994)”A schematic diagram of velocity measurements of a rotating disk of hot gas in the core of active galaxy M87. The measurement was made by studying
SONG: “Humidity.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: Based on Star Found Shooting Water “Bullets”, … Read the rest “SONG: “Humidity””
CSM takes a somber look at a star essentially giving a final wave as it’s swallowed by a black hole:
… Read the rest “A dying flash.”Using Swift observations and others by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra
Wired gets all hot about some of our solar system’s OTHER moons – specifically, the strange magnetism of the magma oceans of Io:
… Read the rest “Echoes of the magma oceans of Io”The magma sea is buried deep beneath the surface
Just in time for summer, National Geographic lets us know that someone left the sprinklers on way up there:
… Read the rest “Star sprinklers.”The discovery suggests that protostars may be seeding the universe with water.
SONG: “Without the Sun.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: Based on Stress can shorten telomeres in childhood, Nature… Read the rest “SONG: Without the Sun”
Popular Mechanics takes a look at the loneliest planets in the universe – the ones that drift around without a star to orbit:
… Read the rest “Orphan planets”The researchers, led by David Bennett of the University
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