by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Astronomy
The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere Sept. 1 at 11:30:31 p.m. CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024 marked the start of the reentry data-collection campaign. After four targeted reentries, this is now a proven method of...
by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Astronomy
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burned-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then...
by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics
An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental principle at the heart of Einstein’s...
by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics
Neutrinos are pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars and our bodies by the trillions each second. The elementary particles are often described as “ghostly” for their near-zero mass and elusive...
by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Astronomy
Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence of exocomets—comets in other solar systems—orbiting a young star similar to our sun. The observations point to a possible mechanism for how water might be transported from the cold outer regions of the...
