6 more mysterious radio signals have been detected coming from outside our galaxy
Back in March, scientists detected 10 powerful bursts of radio signals coming from the same location in space. And now researchers have just picked up six more of the signals seemingly emanating from the same region, far beyond our Milky Way.
These fast radio bursts (FRB) are some of the most elusive and explosive signals ever detected from space - they only last milliseconds, but in that short period of time, they generate as much energy as the Sun in an entire day. But despite how powerful they are, scientists still aren't sure what causes them.
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Back in March, scientists detected 10 powerful bursts of radio signals coming from the same location in space. And now researchers have just picked up six more of the signals seemingly emanating from the same region, far beyond our Milky Way.
These fast radio bursts (FRB) are some of the most elusive and explosive signals ever detected from space - they only last milliseconds, but in that short period of time, they generate as much energy as the Sun in an entire day. But despite how powerful they are, scientists still aren't sure what causes them.
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6 more mysterious radio signals have been detected coming from outside our galaxy
Back in March, scientists detected 10 powerful bursts of radio signals coming from the same location in space. And now researchers have just picked up six more of the signals seemingly emanating from the same region, far beyond our Milky Way. These fast radio…
The sun’s surface spins more slowly than the rest of the star. This may be why...
Sunbeams—what a drag. That’s the conclusion of physicists trying to solve a longstanding mystery: why the sun’s surface rotates more slowly than its inner core. The team argues that energy radiating outward from the sun pushes back slightly as it is expelled, providing just enough resistance to put on the brakes. The hypothesis is supported by a new observation: that the thin “skin” of the sun rotates more slowly than layers just beneath.
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Sunbeams—what a drag. That’s the conclusion of physicists trying to solve a longstanding mystery: why the sun’s surface rotates more slowly than its inner core. The team argues that energy radiating outward from the sun pushes back slightly as it is expelled, providing just enough resistance to put on the brakes. The hypothesis is supported by a new observation: that the thin “skin” of the sun rotates more slowly than layers just beneath.
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The sun’s surface spins more slowly than the rest of the star. This may be why
Sunbeams—what a drag. That’s the conclusion of physicists trying to solve a longstanding mystery: why the sun’s surface rotates more slowly than its inner core. The team argues that energy radiating outward from the sun pushes back slightly as it is expelled…
New Method Could Aid Search for Life on Alien Worlds
A newly proposed technique could make it possible to search for life on alien planets much sooner than scientists had expected.
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A newly proposed technique could make it possible to search for life on alien planets much sooner than scientists had expected.
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New Method Could Aid Search for Life on Alien Worlds
A newly proposed technique could make it possible to search for life on alien planets much sooner than scientists had expected. Earlier this year, scientists discovered a planet orbiting the nearest star to Earth's own sun. Although relatively little is known…
Scientists plan on contacting the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System
Scientists are making preparations to send a transmission to Proxima b - the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System.
The team is putting together a plan to build or buy a powerful deep-space transmitter, and is now figuring out what our message should be - after all, we don't want to make a bad first impression.
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Scientists are making preparations to send a transmission to Proxima b - the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System.
The team is putting together a plan to build or buy a powerful deep-space transmitter, and is now figuring out what our message should be - after all, we don't want to make a bad first impression.
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Scientists plan on contacting the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System
Scientists are making preparations to send a transmission to Proxima b - the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System. The team is putting together a plan to build or buy a powerful deep-space transmitter, and is now figuring out what our message…
8 reasons why space is worth getting excited about in 2017
It’s been a rough 2016 on Earth, so I wanted to share (just some of) my reasons why I think we should celebrate New Years as 2017 is looking incredibly exciting.
Everything from meteor showers and eclipses to epic space missions and more, 2017 will be worth looking up for and forward too.
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It’s been a rough 2016 on Earth, so I wanted to share (just some of) my reasons why I think we should celebrate New Years as 2017 is looking incredibly exciting.
Everything from meteor showers and eclipses to epic space missions and more, 2017 will be worth looking up for and forward too.
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8 reasons why space is worth getting excited about in 2017
It’s been a rough 2016 on Earth, so I wanted to share (just some of) my reasons why I think we should celebrate New Years as 2017 is looking incredibly exciting. Everything from meteor showers and eclipses to epic space missions and more, 2017 will be worth…
Sorry everyone, 2016 will have an extra second added to the end of it
For most of us, 2016 has been a crap pile of a year that just won't end.
Many of our favourite celebrities and scientists have passed away, the planet is warmer than ever before, and now, to drag things out, scientists will be adding an extra second onto New Year's Eve.
Yep, as you finally count down the end of 2016, you'll have to make it past 11:59:60, thanks to the addition of an extra 'leap second'.
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For most of us, 2016 has been a crap pile of a year that just won't end.
Many of our favourite celebrities and scientists have passed away, the planet is warmer than ever before, and now, to drag things out, scientists will be adding an extra second onto New Year's Eve.
Yep, as you finally count down the end of 2016, you'll have to make it past 11:59:60, thanks to the addition of an extra 'leap second'.
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Sorry everyone, 2016 will have an extra second added to the end of it
For most of us, 2016 has been a crap pile of a year that just won't end. Many of our favourite celebrities and scientists have passed away, the planet is warmer than ever before, and now, to drag things out, scientists will be adding an extra second onto…
I hadn’t realized how dramatically our view of Pluto improved thanks to New Horizons' flyby.
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NASA just released its incredibly cool concept for houses on Mars
NASA researchers have a lot of problems to work through if they want astronauts to one day set foot on Mars. One of the biggest hurdles is where these early pioneers will sleep and live, and after a day of brainstorming, engineers might have come up with a solution – a conceptual 'ice home' design.
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NASA researchers have a lot of problems to work through if they want astronauts to one day set foot on Mars. One of the biggest hurdles is where these early pioneers will sleep and live, and after a day of brainstorming, engineers might have come up with a solution – a conceptual 'ice home' design.
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NASA just released its incredibly cool concept for houses on Mars
NASA researchers have a lot of problems to work through if they want astronauts to one day set foot on Mars. One of the biggest hurdles is where these early pioneers will sleep and live, and after a day of brainstorming, engineers might have come up with…
It's official: A brand-new human organ has been classified
Researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside our bodies, one that's been hiding in plain sight in our digestive system this whole time.
Although we now know about the structure of this new organ, its function is still poorly understood, and studying it could be the key to better understanding and treatment of abdominal and digestive disease.
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Researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside our bodies, one that's been hiding in plain sight in our digestive system this whole time.
Although we now know about the structure of this new organ, its function is still poorly understood, and studying it could be the key to better understanding and treatment of abdominal and digestive disease.
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It's official: A brand-new human organ has been classified
Researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside our bodies, one that's been hiding in plain sight in our digestive system this whole time.Although we now know about the structure of this new organ, its function is still poorly understood, and studying…
Scientists are attempting to bring back an enormous ancient cow
Scientists are close to bringing back a huge ancient cattle species called an auroch.
Aurochs roamed Europe for thousands of years until the last of their kind died in the Jaktorow Forest in Poland in 1627. They were 7 ft (2.13 m) tall and weighed around 1,000kg.
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Scientists are close to bringing back a huge ancient cattle species called an auroch.
Aurochs roamed Europe for thousands of years until the last of their kind died in the Jaktorow Forest in Poland in 1627. They were 7 ft (2.13 m) tall and weighed around 1,000kg.
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Scientists are attempting to bring back an enormous ancient cow
Scientists are close to bringing back a huge ancient cattle species called an auroch.Aurochs roamed Europe for thousands of years until the last of their kind died in the Jaktorow Forest in Poland in 1627.They were 7 ft (2.13 m) tall and weighed around 1…
Finland has just launched a world-first universal basic income experiment
It looks like 2,000 citizens in Finland will welcome the new year with outstretched arms.
These Finns are the lucky recipients of a guaranteed income beginning this year, as the country’s government finally rolls out its universal basic income (UBI) trial run.
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It looks like 2,000 citizens in Finland will welcome the new year with outstretched arms.
These Finns are the lucky recipients of a guaranteed income beginning this year, as the country’s government finally rolls out its universal basic income (UBI) trial run.
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Finland has just launched a world-first universal basic income experiment
It looks like 2,000 citizens in Finland will welcome the new year with outstretched arms.These Finns are the lucky recipients of a guaranteed income beginning this year, as the country’s government finally rolls out its universal basic income (UBI) trial…
Antigravity: Discovering if antimatter falls upwards
ON 11 November last year, a small birthday party was held in an apparently unremarkable hangar onthe outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland. Nothing too fancy, just a few people gathered around a cake. The honourees were there. Well, sort of – they were still locked in the cage where they had spent their first year. But then again, there is no other way to treat a brood of antimatter particles.
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ON 11 November last year, a small birthday party was held in an apparently unremarkable hangar onthe outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland. Nothing too fancy, just a few people gathered around a cake. The honourees were there. Well, sort of – they were still locked in the cage where they had spent their first year. But then again, there is no other way to treat a brood of antimatter particles.
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Antigravity: Discovering if antimatter falls upwards
ON 11 November last year, a small birthday party was held in an apparently unremarkable hangar onthe outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland. Nothing too fancy, just a few people gathered around a cake. The honourees were there. Well, sort of – they were still locked…