- Researchers make a surprising discovery: Magnetism in a common material for microelectronics
Nickel monosilicide (NiSi) is widely used to connect transistors in semiconductor circuits. Earlier theoretical calculations had incorrectly predicted that NiSi was not magnetic. As a result, researchers had never fully explored magnetism in NiSi.
- Hunting for millicharged particles at the LHC
The LHC family of experiments continues to grow. Alongside the four main experiments, a new generation of smaller experiments is contributing to the search for particles predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model, our current theory of particle physics.
- Resolving Messier 3’s swarming stars
Messier 3 in Canes Venatici is right up near the top of the premier league of globular clusters. It has huge appeal for visual observers and imagers alike, making it a great alternative in the late spring sky to the ubiquitous Messier 13.
- JWST captures zooms in on the ‘mane’ of the iconic Horsehead Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula.
- Medieval church ruins discovered under tennis court in Visegrád, Hungary
As part of the Visegrád Renaissance Development Program, archaeological excavations in northern Hungary’s Visegrád have uncovered the concealed remains of the Church of the Virgin Mary, built under the rule of King Sigismund of Luxembourg. The discovery was made beneath a modern tennis court. Traces of a significant clash from centuries ago were also found The post Medieval church ruins discovered under tennis court in Visegrád, Hungary appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine.
- How 'Glowing' Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2024 An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues. Flaring up rapidly and with little warning, the drought that gripped much of the United States in the summer of 2012 was one of the most extensive the country had seen since the yearslong Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The "flash drought," stoked by extreme heat that baked the mo
- Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?
The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?
- How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain
While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.
