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Nov 7, 2018

When Galaxies Merge, The Black Holes In Their Hearts Fuse Together

Posted by in categories: cosmology, futurism

Yeah, it sounds goth, but it could explain the enormous size of certain black holes.


In the distant future, our own galaxy could join hearts with its galactic neighbor Andromeda.

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Nov 7, 2018

Earth has two extra, hidden ‘moons’

Posted by in categories: futurism, space travel

First spied in the 1960s, the huge dust clouds have now been confirmed—and may affect plans for future space exploration.

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Nov 7, 2018

Parker Solar Probe Reports Good Status After Close Solar Approach

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

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Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star’s surface. This is far closer than any spacecraft has ever gone — the previous record was set by Helios B in 1976 and broken by Parker on Oct. 29 — and this maneuver has exposed the spacecraft to intense heat and solar radiation in a complex solar wind environment.

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Nov 7, 2018

NASA Wants To Probe Uranus In Search Of Gas

Posted by in category: space

We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on the surface of those planets. The planets that lie further away from the Sun don’t get nearly as much attention, but they may soon, as NASA is currently spitballing some missions that will give us a better look at Uranus than we’ve ever gotten.

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Nov 7, 2018

Data From a Dead Satellite Reveals Lost Continents Under Antarctica

Posted by in category: futurism

These maps sketch out the remnants of long-lost landmasses trapped within drifting continental plates called cratons. While some cratons are already well-understood, Antarctica’s lithospheric structure is tough to examine because of its remote location and the enormous ice sheets that obscure its underlying geology.

“These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica,” said study co-author Fausto Ferraccioli, science leader of geology and Geophysics at the British Antarctic Survey, in a statement. “In East Antarctica, we see an exciting mosaic of geological features that reveal fundamental similarities and differences between the crust beneath Antarctica and other continents it was joined to until 160 million years ago.”

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Nov 7, 2018

This 13-year-old scientist invented a safer way to treat pancreatic cancer, and he hasn’t even started high school yet

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, education

13-year-old Rishab Jain won the 2018 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for making a tool to help treat pancreatic cancer more safely.

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Nov 7, 2018

In the Nucleus, Genes’ Activity Might Depend on Their Location

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Using a new CRISPR-based technique, researchers are examining how the position of DNA within the nucleus affects gene expression and cell function.

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Nov 7, 2018

Watch tiny robots swim through an eyeball to deliver medicine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

Scientist use magnetic field to drive spiral nanobots.

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Nov 7, 2018

With this New Superhighway you can Travel with Car from USA to Europe

Posted by in category: transportation

A road stretching to more than 80% of the world – russia proposes a superhighway that will take you from europe to the united states!

According to a report in The Siberian Times, Russian Railways president has proposed a plan for a massive trans-Siberian highway.

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Nov 7, 2018

At Last, Physicists Understand Where Matter’s Mass Comes From

Posted by in categories: cosmology, education, particle physics, supercomputing

Lattice QCD is not only teaching us how the strong interactions lead to the overwhelming majority of the mass of normal matter in our Universe, but holds the potential to teach us about all sorts of other phenomena, from nuclear reactions to dark matter.

Later today, November 7th, physics professor Phiala Shanahan will be delivering a public lecture from Perimeter Institute, and we&s;ll be live-blogging it right here at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT. You can watch the talk right here, and follow along with my commentary below. Shanahan is an expert in theoretical nuclear and particle physics and specializes in supercomputer work involving QCD, and I&s;m so curious what else she has to say.

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