Posts Tagged ‘Science’
China Sets New Record for Nuclear Fusion
Researchers at the Experimental Advanced Superconductor Tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, China have made another incredible breakthrough in harnessing nuclear fusion. EAST researchers have been successful in pushed super-hot plasma to densities far beyond what had previously been thought possible. Fusion power output rises roughly with the square of plasma density. This breakthrough allows for more…
Read MoreNASA Releases 3I/ATLAS Images – But Is It Too Late?
NASA has released the previously withheld images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, dismissing any speculation about it being alien technology. As the US government reopens after its longest shutdown in the country’s history, NASA has published the close-up images taken of 3I/ATLAS by its Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) between 11 September and 2 October. NASA…
Read MoreThat’s No Moon: Earth Welcomes New Quasi-Moon
Earth will have a new travelling companion in orbit for the next few decades. As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS disappears from observable sight behind the Sun, NASA has confirmed that an asteroid named 2025 PN7 has become a quasi-moon to Earth. In a rare cosmic occurrence, the asteroid will share the planet’s orbit until 2083.…
Read MoreJane Goodall Leaves Behind Legacy Of Hope
Renowned British primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has died, aged 91. Jane Goodall was working right up to her death, which was announced by the Jane Goodall Institute on Instagram. Jane passed away of natural causes while in California as part of her national US speaking tour. Jane was due to attend the planting…
Read More3I/ATLAS Rich In Carbon Dioxide
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made its first observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, revealing the comet contains an unusually high level of carbon dioxide. Initial observations of 3I/ATLAS by JWST suggest it has one of the highest ratios of carbon dioxide (CO2) to water (H2O) ever recorded in a comet. These first observations…
Read MoreThe Search For Earth 2.0
Australian researchers are playing a vital role in the ongoing discovery of exoplanets as they search for habitable worlds beyond our own, a potential Earth 2.0. The quest to find Earth 2.0 is well underway as an international collaboration of scientists plumb the depths of endless galaxies in hopes of finding another habitable planet resembling…
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