Stellar Chemistry
ESO signs MOSAIC deal for Extremely Large Telescope spectrograph
"We are delighted that AIP, with its many years of expertise in multi-object spectroscopy, will be contributing to key work packages of MOSAIC.
Stellar Chemistry
Mapping previously unseen galactic structures reveals new secrets of Milky Way star…
By tracing Carbon Radio Recombination Lines, scientists illuminated over 100 lunar-sized areas of dark molecular gas in Cygnus X, about 5,000 light-years from Earth.
Stellar Chemistry
Pioneering solar telescope begins operation in China to advance high precision…
Deng Yuanyong, lead researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, explained, "The sun, being the only star we can…
Time And Space
Unlocking the secrets to the building blocks of the universe
The research, published in Nature, leverages data from both NOvA and T2K to improve precision in measuring how neutrinos and antineutrinos change type, or oscillate, while traveling through space.
Stellar Chemistry
Systematic neutrino search narrows origins for high-energy cosmic particles
The team analyzed wide-field optical telescope data matching the time and location of the neutrino signals.
About Us
European hunter-gatherers altered landscapes long before farming
Researchers investigated two warm periods in European prehistory. The Last Interglacial, around 125000 - 116000 years ago, witnessed Neanderthals as its sole human inhabitants amid diverse megafauna such as elephants, rhinoceroses, bison, and aurochs.
Carbon Worlds
NGOs warn 28 'carbon bomb' projects launched since 2021
Some 28 so-called carbon bomb fossil fuel extraction projects have begun operating since 2021 despite their catastrophic climate impact, a group of NGOs warned Monday.
Carbon Worlds
Tiny plankton overlooked in climate forecasting may shape carbon cycles
These plankton construct calcium carbonate shells, enabling the transfer of atmospheric carbon to deep ocean reservoirs.
Time And Space
Knotted energy fields may explain the universe's matter dominance
This theory traces back to Lord Kelvin's 1867 suggestion that atoms were knots in the aether - a concept soon disproven.
Stellar Chemistry
Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe
The ability to view fine details of astronomical objects depends on the size of the telescope.
Stellar Chemistry
4MOST marks first light at ESO's Paranal Observatory
Unlike conventional telescopes that capture single images, 4MOST records the spectrum of each observed object - splitting its light into 18,000 colour components to reveal its chemical composition, motion, and physical properties.
Time And Space
With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom's nucleus
In a study appearing in the journal Science, the physicists precisely measured the energy of electrons whizzing around a radium atom that had been paired with a fluoride atom to make a molecule of radium monofluoride.
Universe
Hydrothermal vents may have triggered early molecular chemistry on ancient Earth
"The hypothesis is that these physical-chemical contrasts present in the vicinity of the thermal vents generate a natural voltage, as occurs between the inside and outside of the mitochondria.
Stellar Chemistry
Scientists recreate cosmic "fireballs" to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
Blazars are active galaxies powered by supermassive black holes that launch narrow, near-light-speed beams of particles and radiation towards Earth.
Stellar Chemistry
Scientists recreate cosmic "fireballs" to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
Blazars are active galaxies powered by supermassive black holes that launch narrow, near-light-speed beams of particles and radiation towards Earth.
Stellar Chemistry
Miniature chip spectrometer opens new window on the universe
Developed at Tsinghua University's Department of Electrical Engineering, the new technology - known as RAFAEL in English and Yuheng in Chinese - integrates a full spectroscopic system onto a chip roughly the size of a SIM card.