Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets
[ad_1] Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or the other star in a
Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation
[ad_1] Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers more details on
Tiny nuclear-powered battery could work for decades in space or at sea
[ad_1] Long-lasting nuclear batteries could provide power on remote missions like deep-sea exploration EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock A nuclear battery powered by radioactive decay rather than
Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong
[ad_1] If you watched the live video of billionaire Jason Isaacman popping his head out of a SpaceX spacecraft (see “Polaris Dawn mission is one
Light has been seen leaving an atom cloud before it entered
[ad_1] Light can get away with an impossibly fast journey due to quantum fuzziness Михаил Руденко/Getty Images/iStockphoto In the quantum realm, seemingly impossible things are
‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench
[ad_1] A Bryde’s whale surfacing for air NOAA Fisheries A mysterious sound emitted from the depths of the Pacific Ocean has finally been identified as
Why the words we use in physics obscure the true nature of reality
[ad_1] Growing up in the US during the oil embargo of the early 1970s, I was bombarded by public service announcements encouraging people to conserve
Freak waves may be more dangerous than we thought possible
[ad_1] Multidirectional waves created in a circular tank grew higher and larger than those in the one-way tanks Thomas Davey and Ross Calvert Ships, wind
Black hole’s jets are so huge that they may shake up cosmology
[ad_1] Illustration of the giant black hole jets known as Porphyrion Caltech A pair of jets blasting out of a black hole spans 23 million
Venus could be rocked by thousands of quakes every year
[ad_1] Venus may have regular quakes linked to the activity of volcanoes like the giant Maat Mons, which towers nearly 5 kilometres above the surrounding