Could Life Based on Plasma or Dark Matter Exist?The universe mocks our pitiful attempts to squeeze the concept of “life” into the narrow confines of carbon chains splashing in puddles of…Jun 11Jun 11
Neural Network Crosses the Event Horizon of Black Holes — and Comes BackA team of astronomers led by Michael Janssen from Radboud University (Netherlands) trained a neural network to analytically process large…Jun 11Jun 11
A Supercomputer Revealed the Final Seconds of a Star’s “Life” Before Falling Into a Black HoleA supercomputer has simulated one of the most dramatic events in the cosmos, reports The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Using cutting-edge…Jun 10Jun 10
Astronomers Record the Most Powerful Energy Burst in the Universe Since the Big Bang. What Was It?The universe is full of cataclysms. Supernova explosions, galaxy collisions, gamma-ray bursts — these events release unimaginable amounts…Jun 10Jun 10
Dark Matter: Why Have Slow Neutrinos Not Been FoundDark matter is only indirectly related to the subject at hand. Only insofar as it causes strong hatred — and that’s never a bad thing. But…Jun 9Jun 9
How Can Gravity Be… Electric? A Theory That Could Resolve ContradictionsHow does gravity work?Jun 9Jun 9
How Sound Tricks Physics and Speeds Up When Descending into the DepthsThere are countless cases where logic in physics doesn’t quite work the way we might expect, and a large portion of the articles on my…Jun 8Jun 8
Why is aborting a takeoff after decision speed more dangerous than continuing it?Many of us, quite understandably, think: “What could be safer than just staying on the ground if something suddenly goes wrong?” But in…Jun 8Jun 8
How the Sun Stripped Mars of Its Atmosphere — A NASA DiscoveryThe discussion centers on a mechanism called “sputtering,” in which high-energy particles from the solar wind collide with the upper layers…Jun 7Jun 7
The Japanese Are Trying to Land on the Moon: Can Private Companies Succeed — or Are They Headed for…Humanity has once again turned its gaze to the Moon — Earth’s eternal companion, guardian of the secrets of geological evolution, and a…Jun 7Jun 7