Month: February 2019
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Gravitational wave detectors upgraded to hunt for ‘extreme cosmic events’
Gravitational wave detectors upgraded to hunt for ‘extreme cosmic events’ First we saw black hole mergers. Then we saw two neutron stars collide. Now LIGO’s gearing up to reveal the secrets of the universe’s birth. Source: www.cnet.com/news/gravitational-wave-detectors-upgraded-to-hunt-for-extreme-cosmic-events/’
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Why Supersymmetry May Be The Greatest Failed Prediction In Particle Physics History
Why Supersymmetry May Be The Greatest Failed Prediction In Particle Physics History It was so well-motivated and compelling. But the particles never appeared. Source: www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/02/12/why-supersymmetry-may-be-the-greatest-failed-prediction-in-particle-physics-history/
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SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A
SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A Cosmic dust, a building block of stars and planets, can form in the wake of a violent stellar explosion called a supernova, according to a new study using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA. These surprising findings…
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We Just Discovered The Milky Way Isn’t Actually a Flat Disc After All
We Just Discovered The Milky Way Isn’t Actually a Flat Disc After All Apparently our galaxy really likes to boogie. It has, on several occasions, enjoyed a Monster Mash; now it’s been caught doing the Twist. A new study has revealed that the Milky Way isn’t a nice, neat, flat disc – it’s seriously…