Not the usual diamond structure. While studying diamonds inside an ancient meteorite, scientists have found a strange, interwoven microscopic structure that has never been seen before. For more, check out this Space.com story.
Month: July 2022
‘Very Exciting’ Anomaly Detected in Major Experiment Could Be Huge News For Physics
This sounds more like a mystery story. A strange gap between theoretical predictions and experimental results in a major neutrino research project could be a sign of the elusive ‘sterile’ neutrino – a particle so quiet, it can only be detected by the silence it leaves in its wake. For more, check out this ScienceAlert…
Physicists have made a quantum boomerang for the first time
Researchers have managed to demonstrate a strange phenomenon known as the quantum boomerang effect for the first time. David Weld at University of California, Santa Barbara and his colleagues cooled hundreds of thousands of lithium atoms close to absolute zero inside a small vacuum-sealed box. They used lasers to arrange the lithium atoms in a…
Scientists discovered a never-before-seen particle…
…and it could be dark matter. Scientists have discovered a new, mysterious particle. Of course, making new discoveries is exciting. But, perhaps the most exciting thing about this particle is that it could be a candidate for dark matter. For more, check out this BGR/MSN story.
Scientists Say Interstellar Travel Could Be Possible Without Spaceships
This is one of those theories that really push it. The idea that Professor Romanovskaya is posing is that it is theoretically possible for a sufficiently advanced civilization to essentially commandeer one of these objects and use them to get off the planet. While the many rogue planets (insofar as they have been observed to…
Aliens Could Be Using Quantum Communications to Talk Across Interstellar Space
Now that is a provocative title! While we haven’t found any evidence of alien life yet, that doesn’t mean it’s not out there, beyond our reach. Now, a team of researchers has put together a mathematical model showing aliens could potentially be communicating across space – via quantum physics. The idea is that quantum mechanics…
Uranus and Neptune are raining ‘diamonds’
According to NASA, Uranus and Neptune are raining gemstones! During a recent interview with NASA’s Gravity Assist, astrophysicist Naomi Rowe-Gurney explained how gas-heavy planets Uranus and Neptune rain down what we here on Earth consider precious gemstones. For more, check out this Audacy/MSN story.