New research undertaken at Northumbria University, Newcastle shows that the sun's magnetic waves behave differently than currently believed.Their findings have been reported in Nature Astronomy.After examining data gathered over a 10-year period, the team from Northumbria's Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering found that magnetic waves in the sun's
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Titan’s oddly thick atmosphere may come from cooked organic compounds
Titan may have a home-baked atmosphere.Saturn’s largest moon gets some of its thick atmosphere by cooking organic molecules in a warm core, a new study suggests.The decay of radioactive elements may warm Titan’s core from within, splitting nitrogen and carbon off from complex organic molecules. Once free, those elements can
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using a black hole as a portal to another dimension or time or universe. That fantasy may be closer to reality than previously imagined.Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious objects in the universe. They are the consequence of gravity crushing
Catastrophic galactic collision could send Solar System flying into space
New research led by astrophysicists at Durham University, UK, predicts that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) could hit the Milky Way in two billion years' time.The collision could occur much earlier than the predicted impact between the Milky Way and another neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, which scientists say will hit our
Scientists Find the ‘Missing’ Dark Matter from the Early Universe
Dark matter, it seems, has been clinging to galaxies for a very long time. Most galaxies that existed 10 billion years ago had about as much dark matter as galaxies do today, contradicting earlier studies that suggested less dark matter lurked around galaxies in the early universe."Dark matter was similarly
NASA’s New Horizons probe seems to be approaching a surprisingly “dark” world
Matter Sucked in by Black Holes May Travel into the Future, Get Spit Back Out
NASA experiment shows DNA sugars could be floating around in space
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In Search of Missing Worlds, Hubble Finds a Fast Evaporating Exoplanet
Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized fish. Astronomers likewise have been perplexed in conducting a census of star-hugging extrasolar planets. They have found hot Jupiter-sized planets and hot super-Earths (planets no more than 1.5 times Earth’s diameter). These planets are scorching
New device could help answer fundamental questions about quantum physics
Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a macroscopic particle's motion with subatomic resolution, a scale governed by the rules of quantum mechanics rather than classical physics.The researchers from
A Supernova 2.6 Million Years Ago Could Have Wiped Out the Ocean’s Large Animals
For many years, scientists have been studying how supernovae could affect life on Earth. Supernovae are extremely powerful events, and depending on how close they are to Earth, they could have consequences ranging from the cataclysmic to the inconsequential. But now, the scientists behind a new paper say they have