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Science & Tech News tagged with Astrophysics

SAA Q&A: What Causes The South Atlantic Anomaly?
Science & Tech  (tags: VanAllenBelts, SAA, SouthAtlanticAnomaly, magnetic-field, Earth, space, science, research, scientists, satellites, SpaceShuttle, computers, oceans, environment, danger, astrophysics, humans, endangered, concept, energy, tech, technology )

SirRobert
- 152 days ago - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
A clear glimpse into the cause and effects of a dangerous world region that is growing, accelerating and is allowing Van Allen Belt radiation to pass closer to Earth's surface. The key: Earth's magnetic field is weakening! Danger: Humans & Equipment.
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Another Clue In The Case For Dark Matter
Science & Tech  (tags: dark matter, dark energy, energy, universe, mass, astronomy, science, research, news, world, tech, technology, astrophysics, fermi space telescope, space, nasa, discovery, concept, interesting, scientists )

PinkMindy
- 189 days ago - sciencenews.org
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found new evidence that may hint at the existence of dark matter, the exotic invisible material believed to make up 85 percent of the mass of the universe.
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NASA - THEMIS: Sun Often "Tears Out A Wall" In Earth's Solar Storm Shield
Science & Tech  (tags: nasa, THEMIS, satellites, magnetic field, solar, solar wind, sun, earth, space, world, science, research, tech, technology, study, environment, nature, aurora, northern lights, astrophysics, physics, news, discovery, energy, interesting, scientists )

SirRobert
- 264 days ago - nasa.gov
THEMIS is the name given to the amazing set of satellites, that are charged with learning how solar wind and particles affect Earth's magnetic field, auroras, and shortages to our power grids.
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Earth's Cosmic Particle Surplus Mystery
Science & Tech  (tags: cosmic radiation, particles, astronomy, space, world, news, science, study, research, pulsar, dark matter, cosmic energy cloud, nasa, ATIC, atmosphere, Earth, astrophysics, humans, environment, government, tech, technology, Universe, mystery, scientists )

SirRobert
- 267 days ago - sciencenews.org
There is an air of excitement in the astrophysics community, created by a measured surplus of cosmic particles from an unknown origin in space, that are invading Earth's atmosphere. Cosmic energy cloud, nearby pulsar and dark matter possibility discussed.
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Galactic Superwave Theory: Predictions And Verifications
Science & Tech  (tags: galactic core explosions, milky way galaxy, universe, galactic superwave, space, astronomy, climatology, astrophysics, ancient, concept, humans, science, tech, technology, scientists )

SirRobert
- 296 days ago - etheric.com
It has been hypothesized in theory, that galactic cores may experience galactic core explosions, recurring every 10,000 years. Jan Oort suggests evidence that our galactic core was last active 10,000 years ago, at the end of the Ice Age. We may be due.
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Mystery Roar From Faraway Space Detected
Science & Tech  (tags: science, astronomy, radio waves, Cosmology, Astrophysics )

Scarlett
- 300 days ago - space.com
Scientists have detected radio waves from deep space that are six times louder than any other radio waves ever detected. This is a HUGE order of magnitude, as the article explains.
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Immigrant Sun: Our Star Could Be Far From Where It Started In Milky Way
Science & Tech  (tags: stars, galaxies, Astrophysics, research )

Ingrid
- 418 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A long-standing scientific belief holds that stars tend to hang out in the same general part of a galaxy where they originally formed.
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'Cosmic Ghost' Discovered By Volunteer Astronomer In Archived Images Of Night Sky
Science & Tech  (tags: Astrophysics, galaxies, discovery )

Ingrid
- 459 days ago - sciencedaily.com
When Yale astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski and his colleagues at Oxford University enlisted public support in cataloging galaxies, they never envisioned the strange object Hanny van Arkel found in archived images of the night sky.
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New Planet Found in Constellation Leo
Science & Tech  (tags: science, discovery, space, technology, astrophysics, constellation, exoplanet, orbit, planet, star )

J.
- 578 days ago - ucl.ac.uk
The new planet, dubbed GJ 436c, lies at a distance of 30 light years from the Earth and has a mass five times that of our planet, but is the smallest found to date, according to the astronomers.
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Scientists Detect Amino Acetonitrile Near the Center of Our Milky Way
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, discovery, astrophysics, acetonitrile, amino, astronomers, glycine, interstellar, molecule, spectral, telescope, Australia Telescope Compact Array, Radioastronomy, Millimetre and Submillimetre Astronomy )

J.
- 591 days ago - mpg.de
A new organic molecule was found in space with a 30 metre radio telescope in Spain and two radio interferometers in France and Australia in the "Large Molecule Heimat", a giant gas cloud near the galactic center in the constellation Sagittarius B2.
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Planet in Progress? Evidence Of A Huge Planet Forming In Star System
Science & Tech  (tags: Astrophysics, planets )

Ingrid
- 592 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Astrophysicists have a new window into the formation of planets
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Morphological Evolution of Spiders Predicted By Pendulum Mechanics
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, biology, astrophysics, study, concept, animal, evolutionary, pendulum, species, spider, physics, chemistry )

J.
- 592 days ago - plosone.org
Intrigued by this evolutionary phenomenon,a team of scientists conducted an inquiry into biological advantages & caveats of such a peculiar lifestyle by studying over a hundred spider species.Results have implications for the evolution & ecology of spider
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Physicists and Engineers Search for New Dimension
Science & Tech  (tags: quantum physics, astrophysics, black holes, environment, investigation, research, space, study, world )

J.
- 607 days ago - physorg.com
They're looking for small primordial black holes that,when they explode,may produce a radio pulse that could be detected on Earth.These black holes are called primordial because they were created a fraction of a second after the beginning of the universe.
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New Facility Aims to Improve NASA Moon Rocket Engine
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, technology, scientists, Astrophysics, space probes, space exploration, space missions, rocket engine, solid-fuel rocket, performance, Moon, Mars, NASA, news )

J.
- 608 days ago - news.uns.purdue.edu
Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon.
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Earth: A Borderline Planet for Life?
Science & Tech  (tags: astrophysics, science, astronomy, research, study, environment, concept, theory, interesting )

J.
- 665 days ago - cfa.harvard.edu
New work by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics shows that if Earth had been slightly smaller and less massive, it would not have plate tectonics -- the forces that move continents and build mountains.
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