The Possible Reality of Artificial Gravity
/
The prospect of artificial gravity on space stations is actually possible, but highly expensive and resource-demanding
Read More
An Alternate Universe: Our Cosmos May Have Been Spawned by a Hypermassive Black Hole
/
The most accepted theory of the origin of the universe is still the Big Bang. The theory proposes the universe started from a small singularity (the gravitational kind), then began to expand over the succeeding 13.8 billion years. Although this expansion has its own issues, a bigger question remains: what preceded the Big Bang?
Read MoreHealth Check: does drinking alcohol kill the germs it comes into contact with?
/
Alcohol is a well-known disinfectant and some have speculated it may be useful for treating gut infections. Could alcohol be a useful agent to treat tummy bugs and throat infections?
Read MoreHow Much Energy Would We Need to Power a Time Machine?
/
There are two theories for time travel that are most popular: wormhole tunneling and cosmic strings.
Read MoreA New Quantum Atomic Clock May Finally Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter
/
Physicists have created a quantum atomic clock that uses a new design to achieve unprecedented levels of accuracy and stability. Its broad range of potential applications could even stretch to research into dark matter.
Read MoreDwarf planet Haumea has a ring
/
A unique opportunity to study the dwarf planet Haumea has led to an intriguing discovery: Haumea is surrounded by a ring.
Read MoreScientist find treasure trove of giant black hole pairs
/
For decades, astronomers have known that Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) reside at the center of most massive galaxies. These black holes, which range from being hundreds of thousands to billions of Solar masses, exert a powerful influence on surrounding matter and are believed to be the cause of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). For as long as astronomers have known about them, they have sought to understand how SMBHs form and evolve.
Read MoreResearchers May Have Finally Solved a Decades Old Physics Mystery
/
Researchers have finally solved a riddle that has stumped the scientific community for decades — the “proton spin crisis” — thanks to help from the CSCS Piz Daint supercomputer.
Read MoreAstronomers find the missing normal matter in the universe, still looking for dark matter, though
/
For decades, the predominant cosmological model used by scientists has been based on the theory that in addition to baryonic matter – aka. “normal” or “luminous” matter, which we can see – the Universe also contains a substantial amount of invisible mass. This “Dark Matter” accounts for roughly 26.8% of the mass of the Universe, whereas normal matter accounts for just 4.9%.
Read MoreDebris disk around stars could point the way to giant exoplanets
/
According to current estimates, there could be as many as 100 billion planets in the Milky Way Galaxy alone. Unfortunately, finding evidence of these planets is tough, time-consuming work. For the most part, astronomers are forced to rely on indirect methods that measure dips in a star’s brightness (the Transit Method) of Doppler measurements of the star’s own motion (the Radial Velocity Method).
Read MoreScientists Have Completed the First-Ever “Atlas of Life”
/
Climate change, deforestation, and other threats put a huge portion of wildlife at risk. An international team of scientists have finished a new atlas map that highlights the location of 10,000 reptile species, and shows areas in need of better protection.
Read MoreScientists Confirmed the Theory Behind the Quantum Networks of the Future
/
Scientists have finally been able to demonstrate and prove the theory of quantum entanglement of many atoms — 16 million, in fact — revealed by a single photon.
Read MoreNASA Press Release Says Our Solar System Has a 9th Planet
/
NASA has stated that it's quite likely that our solar system is home to a massive, distant ninth planet. Its existence could shed light on some burning questions about the cosmos.
Read MoreGiant Exoplanet Hunters: Look for Debris Disks
/
There's no map showing all the billions of exoplanets hiding in our galaxy -- they're so distant and faint compared to their stars, it's hard to find them. Now, astronomers hunting for new worlds have established a possible signpost for giant exoplanets.
Read MoreThis meteorite came from a volcano on Mars
/
Today, it is well understood that Mars is a cold, dry, and geologically dead planet. However, billions of years ago when it was still young, the planet boasted a denser atmosphere and had liquid water on its surface. Millions of years ago, it also experienced a significant amount of volcanic activity, which resulted in the formation of it’s massive features – like Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System.
Read MoreHow we found our lost Mars lander after a decade of searching – and what’s next
/
The last picture taken of the Mars lander Beagle 2 showed it being successfully ejected from Mars Express on Christmas Day in 2003. But sadly, we never got a signal back from the lander and have ever since tried to work out what happened, and where it is. Eventually we made a breakthrough – and our findings have now been published in Royal Society Open Science.
Read MoreIf We Survive Another Billion Years, What Will Life Be Like?
/
Ever wondered how life would be one billion years from now? Well, thanks to a video by RealLifeLore, you can now visualize what could happen to the Earth and humankind if it does survive a billion years into the future.
Read MoreA European Astronomical Observatory is Announcing an “Unprecedented Discovery”
/
According to an announcement from the ESO, scientists working at the observatory have witnessed an astronomical phenomenon that has never been seen before. The details of this discovery will be released next week.
Read MoreScientists Have Proposed Building an Earth-Sized Shield to Protect Our Planet
/
A massive solar storm called a coronal mass ejection could knock out Earth's electrical grid and communication systems, causing trillions of dollars in damage. With such an event likely in the future, two astrophysicists have proposed the construction of a shield to protect Earth.
Read MoreScientists Just Found Half of the Missing Matter in Our Universe
/
Two teams of astronomers have found a way to observe the presence of the missing matter connecting the galaxies in the universe. This discovery can improve our understanding of how galaxies were formed in the years following the Big Bang.
Read More