Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Philosophy, Planetary Science, Space Exploration There will be a partial eclipse here in Greensboro. These glasses (6 pair), I purchased in 2017 for ANOTHER partial eclipse that I missed due to working in the lab my first year in grad school. Nano took precedent over astro. The current show starts around 1:56Continue reading “Eclipse…”
Category Archives: Astrophysics
Imaging Infinity…
A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope has revealed powerful magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*. Topics: Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Einstein, General Relativity Physicists have been confident since the 1980s that there is a supermassive black hole at theContinue reading “Imaging Infinity…”
Science, or Spectacle…
Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astrophysicist, displays a small vial of material recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The material, Loeb says, includes fragments of a meteorite that he claims came from another star system—and perhaps even from an alien spacecraft. Credit: Anibal Martel/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Civilization, Cosmology,Continue reading “Science, or Spectacle…”
Dark Matter, Ordinary Matter…
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Dark Matter, Research, Theoretical Physics Dark matter, composed of particles that do not reflect, emit, or absorb light, is predicted to make up most of the matter in the universe. However, its lack of interactions with light prevents its direct detection using conventional experimental methods. Physicists have been trying to devise alternativeContinue reading “Dark Matter, Ordinary Matter…”
Gas Nephilim…
Artist’s depiction of an extra-solar system that is crowded with giant planets. Credit: NASA/Dana Berry Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Space Exploration Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around other stars. New studies show in some planetary systems, the giants tend to kick smaller planets outContinue reading “Gas Nephilim…”
In Medias Res…
Image source: Link below Topics: Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Computer Modeling, Einstein, High Energy Physics, Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics In the search for new physics, a new kind of scientist is bridging the gap between theory and experiment. Traditionally, many physicists have divided themselves into two tussling camps: the theorists and the experimentalists. Albert Einstein theorizedContinue reading “In Medias Res…”
OSIRIS-REx…
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range. Keegan Barber/NASA Topics: Asteroids, Astrobiology, Astrophysics, NASA, Space Exploration Scientists are exulting over the safe arrival of a canister containing about a cup’s worth of asteroid rocks, collectedContinue reading “OSIRIS-REx…”
“Boldly Going” Pretty Close…
Artist’s conception of the dwarf planet Sedna in the outer edges of the known solar system. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)) Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, NASA, Space Exploration Astronomers are racing to explain peculiar orbits of faraway objects at the edge of our solar system. Among the many mysteries that make the furthest reaches of ourContinue reading ““Boldly Going” Pretty Close…”
Rate of Expansion…
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, providing insight that could help more accurately determine the Universe’s age and help physicists and astronomers better understand the cosmos. Credit: NASA, ESA, and S. Rodney (JHU) and the FrontierSN team; T. Treu (UCLA), P. KellyContinue reading “Rate of Expansion…”
Einstein Rings…
Multiple images of a background image created by gravitational lensing can be seen in the system HS 0810+2554. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope / NASA / ESA Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Dark Matter, Einstein, General Relativity Physicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know aboutContinue reading “Einstein Rings…”
Physics and Nano 