For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration: Is there a better way?

by quasarn01 | Sep 12, 2025 | Astronomy

At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a “manifest destiny to the stars,” linking this to the need to win the “space race.” Go to Source

Trilayer moiré superlattices unlock tunable control of exciton configurations

by quasarn01 | Sep 12, 2025 | Latest in Physics

Moiré superlattices are periodic patterns formed when two or more thin semiconducting layers are stacked with a small twist angle or lattice mismatch. When 2D materials form these patterns, their electronic, mechanical, and optical properties can change significantly....

This star is consuming its companion and could explode brilliantly

by quasarn01 | Sep 12, 2025 | Astronomy

Binary star systems are not rare. Neither are systems where one star is a remnant like a white dwarf or neutron star, and its companion is on the main sequence. In those systems, the dense remnant can draw material away from the main sequence star. This can create...

Uniting the light spectrum on a single microchip

by quasarn01 | Sep 12, 2025 | Latest in Physics

Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many applications, for instance, quality control of manufacturing semiconductor electronic chips. But creating such broadband and coherent light...

The oldest reference to the number zero is found in an ancient Indian manuscript

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Ancient Code

YouTube Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/pV_gXGTuWxY?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1 It has long been one of the greatest mathematical mysteries, but experts believe they have finally discovered the origin of the symbol currently used to designate the number...