Monday 30 November 2015

A Conversation With: Luis Ho Pushes China Into World Astronomy Club

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From his post at Peking University, the astronomer Luis Ho has a clear view not just of black holes but also the rapid evolution of science in China.










via New York Times

New phase of carbon discovered: Making diamonds at room temperature

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Scientists have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon, which is distinct from the known phases of graphite and diamond. They have also developed a technique for using Q-carbon to make diamond-related structures at room temperature and at ambient atmospheric pressure in air.
via Science Daily

Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn

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A researcher has successfully generated 3-D simulations of deep jet streams and storms on Jupiter and Saturn, helping to satiate our eternal quest for knowledge of planetary dynamics. The results facilitate a deeper understanding of planetary weather and provide clues to the dynamics of Earth's weather patterns evidenced in jet streams and ocean currents.
via Science Daily
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Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst

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Extremely bright supernovas, called hypernovae, have been linked to gamma-ray bursts, but theorists have struggled to explain how a collapsing massive star could produce a magnetic field a million billion times greater than that of the sun, which is necessary to blow off the outer portions of the star and accelerate charged particles to speeds needed to produce gamma rays. A new supercomputer simulation shows how this happens.
via Science Daily
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Unexpected activity on the Moon

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The lunar space environment is much more active than previously assumed. The solar wind is reflected from the surface and crustal magnetic fields of the moon which has effects on for instance lunar water levels.
via Science Daily
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Space Science Image of the Week: ESA's LISA Pathfinder gravitational wave demonstrator getting ready for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2015/11/LISA_Pathfinder_ready_for_launch

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3521

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Graphene microphone outperforms traditional nickel and offers ultrasonic reach

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Scientists have developed a graphene based microphone nearly 32 times more sensitive than microphones of standard nickel-based construction.
via Science Daily