Solar storms bring colorful northern lights to unexpected places

by quasarn01 | Nov 12, 2025 | Astronomy

Solar storms brought colorful auroras to unexpected places on Tuesday night, and there could be more to come. Go to Source

Evidence of ancient underground water reveals Mars may have stayed habitable longer than believed

by quasarn01 | Nov 12, 2025 | Astronomy

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previously thought. Go to Source

Unique shape of star’s explosion revealed just a day after detection

by quasarn01 | Nov 12, 2025 | Astronomy

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of...

Ultrafast light-driven electron slide discovered

by quasarn01 | Nov 12, 2025 | Latest in Physics

When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs a trembling motion at the frequency of the light field. However, this motion dies down after the pulse, and the electron comes to rest again at its original location. If, however, the light field...

Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light

by quasarn01 | Nov 12, 2025 | Latest in Physics

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat. Go to Source