The 1st-ever photo of a giant black hole made headlines earlier this month. Now see some beautiful images of M87, the great galaxy that it calls home, located some 55 million light-years from Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/1st-black-hole-photo-see-m87-its-home-galaxy…
Tag: gas
Swan EGGs in the sky: Astronomers conduct radio observations of free-floating evaporating gas globules in Cygnus OB2
Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), astronomers have carried out radio observations of the so-called free-floating evaporating gas globules or (frEGGs) in the Cygnus OB2 region. Results of this observational campaign, presented in a paper published April 17 on arXiv.org, provide more details about the properties of these peculiar objects. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-swan-eggs-sky-astronomers-radio.html…
Best Free (and Almost Free) Resources to Help You Eat a Plant-rich Diet
Sofia Adamson – There are tons of resources available online to get you on the path of eating a plant-based diet. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/29/best-free-and-almost-free-resources-to-help-you-eat-a-plant-rich-diet/…
All you need to know: Eta Aquariid meteors
The new moon on May 4 will provide inky black skies for this year’s Eta Aquariid meteor shower. No matter where you are on the globe, watch for meteors on the several mornings around May 5. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower…
Next-generation NASA instrument advanced to study the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
Much has changed technologically since NASA’s Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere to investigate, among other things, the heat engine driving the gas giant’s atmospheric circulation. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-next-generation-nasa-instrument-advanced-atmospheres.html…
Pan STARRS Across the Lagoon
Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Quantum gas turns supersolid
Researchers led by Francesca Ferlaino from the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences report in Physical Review X on the observation of supersolid behavior in dipolar quantum gases of erbium and dysprosium. In the dysprosium gas these properties are unprecedentedly long-lived. This sets the stage for future investigations into the nature of this exotic phase of matter. …
Universe’s 1st type of molecule found at last
Scientists have detected the 1st type of molecule that ever formed in the universe – a combination of helium and hydrogen called helium hydride – in a planetary nebula near the constellation Cygnus. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/universe-1st-type-molecule-found-helium-hydride…
Coal-free spells are good, but the UK is falling short of carbon goals
Despite growth in renewable energy, the UK still uses plenty of gas – and other sectors are failing to cut emissions Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200384-coal-free-spells-are-good-but-the-uk-is-falling-short-of-carbon-goals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change, Study Finds
Most of the world’s poor countries are poorer than they would have been had greenhouse gas emissions not altered the climate. In some rich countries, it’s the opposite. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/climate/climate-change-global-wealth-gap.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…