Today’s stories include Black Holes Create Mysterious Vortex ‘Structures’ That Could Open ‘Portals’ Into Dark Matter to The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe to Did Magnetism Shape the Universe? There are many more.
Is magnetism responsible for shaping the universe? New Scientist reports on an incredible experiment that suggests it did. For decades scientists have rejected the notion that magnetism was responsible for the shaping of the universe. However, New Scientist reports that new experiments using plasma that is hotter that the sun are leading scientists to reconsider this idea.
Earth’s surface may be teeming with trillions of dark matter particles,New Scientist reports. When dark matter is captured inside a planet or star, much of it sinks to the middle – but if it sometimes bounces off regular matter, there may be huge amounts of it lurking just beneath the surface.
Life may have survived on Early Mars, but it was destroyed by climate change.Keith Cowing, Astrobiology. “The study revealed that while ancient Martian life may have initially prospered, it would have rendered the planet’s surface covered in ice and uninhabitable, under the influence of hydrogen consumed from and methane released into the atmosphere.”
Black Holes Create Mysterious Vortex ‘Structures’ That Could Open ‘Portal’ Into Dark MatterPhysicists Offer. A new study by physicists reveals that the microscopic structure black holes is still poorly understood. This could lead to a way for scientists to solve cosmic mysteries. Becky Ferreira reports for Vice Science.
The Dark Energy Camera captures stunning images–15 images showcase the beauty and awesome size of the cosmos, reports Isaac Schultz for Gizmodo.
The universe’s most extreme objects–The cosmos has a knack for forming extreme — and sometimes weird — objects, reports Astronomy.com. “From stars that burn so hot they make the Sun look almost cool in comparison, to planets with the density of cotton candy, to galaxies so old they existed when the universe was still in its infancy, these are some of the most extraordinary cosmic objects known — even if they may not be record-holders for long.”
A solar gravitational lens will be humanity’s most powerful telescope. Which are its most powerful targets?Brian Koberlein asks for Universe Today. “In a study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the team modeled the gravitational lensing of the sun to look at the diffraction effects it would have on an image from extended objects such as an exoplanet. They found that a solar-lens telescope would be able to detect a 1 Watt laser coming from Proxima Centauri b, about 4 light-years away.”
Harvard CfA reports on the Risk of misinterpreting JWST Planetary Signs. Refining current models is essential for unearthing accurate details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from new telescope. “There is a scientifically significant difference between a compound like water being present at 5 percent versus 25 percent, which current models cannot differentiate,” says corresponding author Julien de Wit, an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS).
Is it possible for life to originate from an Earth-like planet elsewhere? asks Paul Scott Anderson for Earth Sky. “we know little to nothing about life on other rocky worlds, even those that might be similar to Earth. Is it rare, or common? Or are you somewhere in the middle? Scientists are still debating the topic of abiogenesis. This is the concept of life emerging from non-living material. It can be done on Earth. But, is it possible to do it elsewhere? “
Strange Ripples Found at The Edge of The Solar SystemMichelle Star of ScienceAlert reports that the termination shock and heliopause are ripple structures. “Data from a spacecraft orbiting Earth has revealed ripple structures in the termination shock and heliopause: shifting regions of space that mark one of the boundaries between the space inside the Solar System, and what’s outside – interstellar space.”
‘Bit of Panic’: Astronomers Forced to Rethink Early JWST Findings–Revised calibrations for the James Webb Space Telescope’s instruments are bedevilling researchers studying the distant universe, reports Alexandra Witze for Nature magazine.
‘It felt like a funeral’: William Shatner reflects on voyage to space –Recalling the experience almost one year later, the actor admits ‘everything I had expected to see was wrong’ reports The Guardian. “William Shatner expected he would achieve the “ultimate catharsis” after his historic flight into space. Instead, the voyage left him filled with grief, an “overwhelming sadness” and a newfound appreciation for the beauty of Earth, the Star Trek actor has said.”
“Unfolding the Universe: A NASA JWST VR Experience.” A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images–Artist Ashley Zelinskie has filled a physical gallery with space-inspired sculptures, fog, lasers, and a VR headset.
Perhaps underground microbes may have been able to swarm ancient MarsAccording to the AP, “Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms, French scientists reported Monday. Researchers concluded that these simple life forms, if they had existed, would have altered the atmosphere to the point where they created a Martian Ice Age.
An ancient rogue planet may explain distant asteroids.According to New Scientist The outer solar system holds some chunks of ice and rock that orbit so far from the sun it’s hard to imagine how they got there – but an ancient rogue planet may hold the key.
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