Temperature gaps help sneeze clouds stay denser and travel farther, experiments show

by quasarn01 | Jun 3, 2026 | Latest in Physics

When a person coughs or sneezes, they expel a cloud of microscopic particles capable of carrying viruses and bacteria that act as vectors for respiratory diseases such as flu, COVID-19 or tuberculosis. Understanding how these aerosols disperse in the air is crucial...

Water-wave tweezers steer tiny ‘surfers’ without touching them

by quasarn01 | Jun 3, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Summer brings with it the sight of surfers moving seamlessly across wave crests, with ocean waters carrying them along coastlines. A team of scientists has now created a similar phenomenon—with small objects rather than surfers—that can be controlled by humans rather...

We can predict space weather—what if we could also stop it?

by quasarn01 | Jun 3, 2026 | Astronomy

The weather on Earth can get pretty messy sometimes. But in space, it can be wild, and the effects can be far-reaching. Solar flares, giant explosions on the sun, can send out streams of energy that block radio communications and fry satellite electronics. Geomagnetic...

Brightness ‘gap’ in ancient star cluster reveals missing red dwarfs

by quasarn01 | Jun 3, 2026 | Astronomy

Scientists from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, sought to study one stellar subject and ended up finding something even more exciting. The team’s results published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Go to...

Sunrise III data release opens rare high-altitude solar views that could sharpen space weather forecasts

by quasarn01 | Jun 3, 2026 | Astronomy

Close to 100 scientists from all over Europe, the United States, and Japan are gathering this week at the Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) in Freiburg to present and discuss the first scientific results from the successful third flight of the balloon-borne solar...