Astronomers using ESO’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be classified as a dwarf planet. The object is the fourth largest …read more Source:: Science
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Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
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•Physicists have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply. Intriguingly, the process initially appears …read more Source:: Science
Birth of a black hole or neutron star captured for first time
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•After combining several imaging sources, including hard X-rays and radiowaves, a team now speculates that the telescopes captured the exact moment a star collapsed to form a compact object, such …read more Source:: Science
All in the family: Kin of gravitational wave source discovered
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•According to new research, an object named GRB150101B — first reported as a gamma-ray burst in 2015 — shares remarkable similarities with GW170817, the neutron star merger discovered by LIGO …read more Source:: Science
Patenting marine genetic resources: Who owns ocean biodiversity?
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•Marine organisms have evolved to thrive in various ocean environments, resulting in unique adaptations that make them the object of commercial interest. Researchers have identified 862 marine species, with a …read more Source:: Science
Mysterious head of a pharaoh discovered by Swansea Egyptologist
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•Egyptologists have found a depiction of one of the most famous pharaoh’s in history Hatshepsut (one of only a handful of female pharaohs) on an object in the Egypt Center …read more Source:: Science
New ‘4-D goggles’ allow wearers to be ‘touched’ by approaching objects
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•A team of researchers has developed a pair of ‘4-D goggles’ that allows wearers to be physically ‘touched’ by a movie when they see a looming object on the screen, …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers discover new distant object in the solar system
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a miniature planet that is the most distant body ever found in the solar system, scientists said on …read more Source:: UKScienceNews