Sprawling power lines act like "solar storm antennas," picking up currents and spreading the problem over a wide area.
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Sprawling power lines act like "solar storm antennas," picking up currents and spreading the problem over a wide area.
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Different galaxy clusters reveal different properties across the universe.
Different galaxy clusters reveal different properties across the universe.
Less than a second after the Big Bang, the universe suddenly blew up from nothing to a hot, dense sea of neutrons and electrons stretching across trillions of lightyears.
And, 13.8 billion years later, the universe is still expanding, albeit at a much slower rate.
The prevailing theory, known as the isotropy hypothesis, argues that the universe is not only expanding but doing so at the same rate in all directions. But a new study suggests that may not be the case at all.
In a study published Wednesday in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, astronomers challenge this cornerstone theory of cosmology. The results suggest that while the universe is expanding, it is not expanding at the same rate in all directions.
In the ocean, corals and algae have an intricate symbiotic relationship. The coral provides a host for the algae, while the algae produce sugars to the coral through photosynthesis. This relationship is responsible for one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth, the coral reef.
"Corals are highly efficient at collecting and using light," said first author Dr Daniel Wangpraseurt, a Marie Curie Fellow from Cambridge's Department of Chemistry. "In our lab, we're looking for methods to copy and mimic these strategies from nature for commercial applications."
Wangpraseurt and his colleagues 3D printed coral structures and used them as incubators for algae growth. They tested various types of microalgae and found growth rates were 100x higher than in standard liquid growth mediums.
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Italian police drone vs. Dalek: which would you rather have around during a pandemic?
Italian police drone vs. Dalek: which would you rather have around during a pandemic?
You're not alone when you're with a drone
The sight of drones flying through cities shouting at residents to wear masks and maintain social distancing — already common during the early weeks of the epidemic in China — has become ubiquitous all over the world, with the airborne babysitters spotted everywhere from West Australia to Manhattan.
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The company behind the breakthough, Carbios, has partnered with major companies including Pepsi and L’Oréal.
The company behind the breakthough, Carbios, has partnered with major companies including Pepsi and L’Oréal.
The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks that were then used to make high-quality new bottles. Existing recycling technologies usually produce plastic only good enough for clothing and carpets.
The company behind the breakthrough, Carbios, said it was aiming for industrial-scale recycling within five years. It has partnered with major companies including Pepsi and L'Oréal to accelerate development. Independent experts called the new enzyme a major advance.
Researchers from Boston University captured a detailed image of a jet of plasma powered by a supermassive black hole. The image was taken by the Event Horizon Telescope from a distance of over 5bn lightyears, from the M87 radio galaxy.
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Wood from a 60,000-year-old bald cypress forest buried off the coast of Alabama was uncovered by storms
Wood from a 60,000-year-old bald cypress forest buried off the coast of Alabama was uncovered by storms
According to an article published April 1 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the ancient forest remained undisturbed until recent intensifying storms (including Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina) along the coast have been sweeping up the seabed and sediment that kept the forest entombed.
The site now lies 60 feet underwater, and in the last four to five years, has been visited by a few scientists and filmmakers. But in December, a team of scientists from Northeastern University and the University of Utah set out on an expedition, funded by NOAA, to dive into the waters and bring back pieces of wood to study.
Comment: This submerged forest is a testimony of the higher sea level. 12,000 years ago, sea level was 100 meter (330 feet) lower than today. Knowing that human activity is mostly coastal, how many remnants of previous civilizations are now under water?
Comment: As we've been saying since January...
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Comment: One of the main reasons we haven't seen widespread testing is because if people knew the coronavirus was much less deadly than the flu, then the authorities wouldn't be able to introduce the draconian lockdown and 'reset' they've been seeking for a very long time.
CBET 4746 & MPEC 2020-G73, issued on 2020, April 08, announce the discovery of a comet (magnitude ~15.8) in images taken with the "Mobile Astronomical System of the Telescope-Robots" (MASTER) auto-detection system (0.40-m f/2.5 reflector) near San Juan, Argentina. Additional pre-discovery observations from Mar. 17.0 UT (mag 15.8-15.9), Mar. 22.0 (mag 15.8), and Mar. 23.0 (mag 15.7-15.8) were found on images taken with the MASTER 0.40-m reflector at the South African Astronomical Observatory (Sutherland). The new comet has been designated C/2020 F5 (MASTER).
We performed follow-up measurements of this object while it was still on the PCCP webpage.
Stacking of 22 unfiltered exposures, 60 seconds each, obtained remotely on 2020, April 05.7 from Q62 (iTelescope network) through a 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD, shows that this object is a comet with a compact coma about 10" in diameter and a tail 30" long in PA 290.
Our confirmation image (click on it for a bigger version)
We performed follow-up measurements of this object while it was still on the PCCP webpage.
Stacking of 22 unfiltered exposures, 60 seconds each, obtained remotely on 2020, April 05.7 from Q62 (iTelescope network) through a 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD, shows that this object is a comet with a compact coma about 10" in diameter and a tail 30" long in PA 290.
Our confirmation image (click on it for a bigger version)
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This false-color composite image shows auroras (depicted in green) above the cloud tops of Saturn's south pole. The 65 observations used here were captured by Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on Nov. 1, 2008.
This false-color composite image shows auroras (depicted in green) above the cloud tops of Saturn's south pole. The 65 observations used here were captured by Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on Nov. 1, 2008.
New mapping of the giant planet's upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it's so hot.
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants - Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too far from these outer planets to account for the high temperatures. Their heat source has been one of the great mysteries of planetary science.
New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a viable explanation for what's keeping the upper layers of Saturn, and possibly the other gas giants, so hot: auroras at the planet's north and south poles. Electric currents, triggered by interactions between solar winds and charged particles from Saturn's moons, spark the auroras and heat the upper atmosphere. (As with Earth's northern lights, studying auroras tells scientists what's going on in the planet's atmosphere.)
Comment: Although there is much more to the story, this discovery isn't such a surprise for those familiar with electric universe theory, nor for those who have read Pierre Lescaudron's & Laura Knight-Jadczyk's book Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection
And, now that NASA has come to realize the above, one wonders when they and their mainstream colleagues will apply these same understandings and their effects to life on our own planet? It's notable that in recent years action in our own skies has been on the rise.
See also:
- Did Earth 'Steal' Martian Water?
- Comet ATLAS Y4 is breaking up
- Light from Betelgeuse faintest ever recorded, temperature way down in just 4 months, yet star has 'swollen' by 9%
- Evidence of giant plasma structures above Earth say astronomers
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- Behind the Headlines: The Electric Universe - An interview with Wallace Thornhill
Comment: Study: Solar storm damage to electrical networks dependant on regional geology