Physics and Astronomy
This area deals with the fundamental laws and building blocks of nature and how they interact, the properties and the behavior of matter, and research into space and time and their structures.
innovations-report provides in-depth reports and articles on subjects such as astrophysics, laser technologies, nuclear, quantum, particle and solid-state physics, nanotechnologies, planetary research and findings (Mars, Venus) and developments related to the Hubble Telescope.
Quantum leap: Magnetic properties of a single proton directly observed for the first time
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM), together with their colleagues from the Max Planck Institute…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope completes first round of cryogenic mirror test
The ten week test series included two tests cycles where the mirrors were chilled down to -379 degrees Fahrenheit, then back to ambient temperature to ensure…
Firestorm of Star Birth in the Active Galaxy Centaurus A
Hubble's panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths, reveals the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a…
EPOXI finds Hartley 2 is a hyperactive comet
After visiting a comet and imaging distant stars for hints of extrasolar planets, you could say the spacecraft used for EPOXI had seen its fair share of…
X-ray telescope finds new voracious black holes in early universe
This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that very young black holes grew more aggressively than previously thought, in tandem with the…
BU researcher plays key role in discovery of new type of neutrino oscillation
The international T2K collaboration announced today that they have observed an indication of a new type of neutrino transformation or oscillation from a muon…