The Universe That We Can’t See0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- January 4, 2017
There is a lot of the universe we cannot see. The many different wave patterns of light is definitely one of them.
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X-ray mystery shrouds Pluto0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 11, 2016
Despite wrong conditions, handful-plus of photons detected streaming from dwarf planet
Do Cosmic Rays Grease Lightning?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- October 20, 2016
Nobody knows exactly what triggers lightning bolts. Now, two Russian researchers say that these discharges of a billion volts or more could be caused by the interaction of cosmic rays—high-energy particles from outer space—with water droplets in thunderclouds.
X-rays that don’t come from any known source0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2016
NASA-funded sounding rocket solves one cosmic mystery, reveals another
Sun-Like Stars Generate Magnetic Field in Unexpected Way0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 5, 2016
Unusual X-ray emissions coming from four old red dwarf stars suggest these old fogeys have something in common with our sun: their magnetic fields are weakening over time, new research shows.
Chorus of Black Holes Sings in X-Rays0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2016
Supermassive black holes in the universe are like a raucous choir singing in the language of X-rays. When black holes pull in surrounding matter, they let out powerful X-ray bursts. This song of X-rays, coming from a chorus of millions of black holes, fills the entire sky — a phenomenon astronomers call the cosmic X-ray background.
Smaller Stars Pack Big X-ray Punch for Would-Be Planets0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2016
Young stars can be more dangerous to new planets than we realize when we take a look at the X-rays from the Chandra observatory.
Pyramid Interior Revealed Using Cosmic Rays0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 29, 2016
Scientists have discovered a way to see what is inside of ancient pyramids using cosmic rays.
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