New private ‘Perceptor’ probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth
Satellites high above Earth may soon have fewer places to hide. San Francisco-based company Astranis announced today (Aug.…
Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling – Physics World
Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World…
Former Wallaby and Tiger Brian Smith dies, age 59 – Stuff
Former Wallaby and Tiger Brian Smith dies, age 59 Stuff‘Shock’ after former Wallabies, rugby league star loses cancer fight Nine.com.auFormer…
Nature’s Bioplastic: Edible for Animals
Long before humans discovered biodegradable plastics, microorganisms had already invented their own. Many bacteria and archaea produce natural…
Oman says oil spill from stricken tanker has reached its coast | Environment News
Up to 40km of coastline affected by oil pollution, Omani Environment Authority says. Published On 13 Aug 202613…
Photos show rare solar eclipse in Yorkshire – BBC
Photos show rare solar eclipse in Yorkshire BBC‘The Sun, the Moon’ and ‘The greatest show on Earth’ BBCI watched as…
Researchers, Berkeley Lab physicist unveil largest-ever 2D color map of universe | Research And Ideas
DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, assisted by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, produced the world’s largest 2D color…
North American bison fell from millions to hundreds, but ancient DNA shows they kept much of their genetic diversity as isolated herds became different
Scientists have pieced together the deepest genetic history of the North American bison ever assembled, using DNA drawn…
Astronomers discover ‘black hole star’, a new cosmic object the size of our solar system
Is it a star or a black hole? A recently discovered astronomical object appears to be a bizarre…
How 280,000 volunteer-planted trees transformed New Zealand’s Tiritiri Matangi from a degraded island into a conservation sanctuary
Rangitoto framed – Tiritiri Matangi Island Off the coast of Auckland, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, lies an…
Halley’s Comet will return to the inner solar system and reach perihelion on July 28, 2061. Its next return after that won’t come until 2134 — meaning that for many people alive today, 2061 will be their one realistic chance to see the most famous comet in history.
Halley’s Comet is already on its way back. The most famous periodic comet is calculated to reach perihelion,…
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing
Experimental set-up The set-up consists of the spatial DOP modulator interfaced separately with the high-dimensional PNN and the…