Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, an elongated, cigar-shaped body named ‘Oumuamua. How was it …read more Source:: Science
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Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena
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•A new model for plasma flow within the sun provides novel explanations for sunspots, the 11-year sunspot cycle, solar magnetic reversals and other previously unexplained solar phenomena. …read more Source:: Science
Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand
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•A recent discovery explains a new family of gravitational instabilities in granular particles of different densities that are driven by a gas-channeling mechanism not seen in fluids. The team observed …read more Source:: Science
Dandelion seeds reveal newly discovered form of natural flight
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•A study of dandelion seeds in motion has revealed a form of flight not seen before, and explains why the plant is among nature’s best fliers. …read more Source:: Science
New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star
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•A star that wanders too close to the supermassive black hole in the center of its galaxy will be torn apart by the black hole’s gravity in a violent cataclysm …read more Source:: Science
Virus that lives in Yellowstone hot springs described
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•A new study explains how a lemon-shaped virus assembles itself and how the virus ejects the DNA it carries into host cells. …read more Source:: Science
How do birds dive safely at high speeds? New research explains
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•To surprise their prey, some species of seabirds dive into the water at speeds greater than 50 miles per hour. A human diver entering the water that fast would likely …read more Source:: Science