Closing in on Dark Matter and the elusive Sterile Neutrino
Closing in on dark matter Dogged physicists are methodically sweeping through all the places where the elusive particles may be hiding. Cathal O’Connell checks their progress.
Author: mugo
A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved
A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved Researchers have found a way around what was considered a fundamental limitation of physics for over 100 years. They were able to conceive resonant systems that can...
LIGO thrice detects signature from two colliding black holes
LIGO for a 3-peat! For the third time, a telltale signal of two colliding black holes has been caught by the dual detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Not only does the...
Dipole Repeller pushing our galaxy at tremendous speed
An Unexplained ‘Void’ Appears to Be Pushing the Milky Way Through the Universe at 2 Million Km/h You can’t feel it , but our planet is orbiting the Sun at speeds of roughly 100,000...
The repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102: Multi-wavelength observations and additional bursts
[1603.08880] The repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102: Multi-wavelength observations and additional bursts Abstract: We report on radio and X-ray observations of the only known repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB) source, FRB 121102. We...
CERN understands anti-matter just a bit more
CERN scientists’ breakthrough experiment helps unravel mysteries of antimatter Scientists at CERN have made another breakthrough – announcing that they are now able to measure antimatter on the optical spectrum. By shining a laser...
UH Researchers Shed New Light on the Origins of Earth’s Water
Mānoa: UH researchers shed new light on the origins of Earth’s water | University of Hawaii News Founded in 1967, the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa conducts research into...
There are at least 10 times the number of Galaxies than previously thought…
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-reveals-observable-universe-contains-10-times-more-galaxies-than-previously-thought
Observation of Wigner-Huntington Transition to Solid Metallic Hydrogen
[1610.01634] Observation of the Wigner-Huntington Transition to Solid Metallic Hydrogen Abstract: We have studied solid hydrogen under pressure at low temperatures. With increasing pressure we observe changes in the sample, going from transparent, to...
Rosetta’s final hours before being crashed into comet
http://news.sky.com/story/rosettas-final-hours-before-being-crashed-into-comet-10597600