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Falling atoms measure the Earth’s rotation
A new type of gyroscope based on interfering atoms has been developed that can determine the latitude where the instrument is located – and also measure true north and the Earth’s rate of rotation. The device has been developed by physicists in the US, who hope to scale it up so that it can test […]
Measuring elusive neutrinos flowing through the Earth, physicists learn more about the sun
October 7, 2011
Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, an international team including physicists Laura Cadonati and Andrea Pocar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are now measuring the flow of solar neutrinos reaching earth more precisely than ever before. The detector probes matter at the most fundamental level and provides a powerful […]
Photo reveals turbulent gas in the void between stars
October 7, 2011
“Empty space” is far from empty. Even in the vast astronomical distances between stars, something lurks. For the first time, we can see what the churning gas that pervades the interstellar space of the Milky Way looks like. Bryan Gaensler, an astronomer from the University of Sydney, and colleagues used the Australia Telescope Compact Array […]
We could live inside a supermassive black hole eventually…
October 7, 2011
….but super-aliens may have already beaten us to it,’ claims Russian cosmologist Most advanced civilisation in the galaxy could already be living inside, claims Vyacheslav Dokuchaev Despite being considered the most destructive force in space and absolutely uninhabitable, the conditions for life exist inside supermassive black holes, a Russian cosmologist has theorised. Going out on […]
Dark Matter and its Effects on Helioseismology
October 7, 2011
Ryan Hamerly, Alexander Kosovichev Helioseismology can be used to place new constraints on the properties of dark matter, allowing solar observations to complement more conventional dark matter searches currently in operation. During the course of its lifetime, the Sun accretes a sizeable amount of dark matter. This accreted matter affects the heat transport of the […]
October 7, 2011
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