Voyager 1 Detects Plasma "Hum"
Obipale shares a report from Phys.Org: Voyager 1 -- one of two sibling NASA spacecraft launched 44 years ago and now the most distant human-made object in space -- still works and zooms toward infinity. The craft has long since zipped past the edge o.....»»
NASA’s Psyche mission is ready for launch—no one knows what it will find
Psyche will go to a metal world with plasma engines and lasers. It's not sci-fi. Enlarge / NASA's Psyche spacecraft is cocooned inside the payload shroud on top of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann/Ars Techni.....»»
New findings facilitate solar storm forecasting based on dimming of sun"s corona
Researchers have developed new methods for using coronal dimmings observed in the solar corona for early diagnosis of powerful bursts of plasma from the sun......»»
Magnetic fusion plasma engines could carry us across the solar system and into interstellar space
Missions to the moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer solar system, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a spacecraft to catch up to interstellar objects passing through our system. If you think this sounds like a descriptio.....»»
The 10 best Star Trek: Voyager episodes, ranked
Star Trek: Voyager is a spinoff that usually played it safe, but that doesn't mean there weren't some exceptional episodes that made us laugh, cry, or scream......»»
A breakthrough discovery could accelerate the arrival of controlled fusion energy on Earth
Researchers led by Chang Liu of PPPL have unveiled a promising approach to mitigating damaging runaway electrons created by disruptions in tokamak fusion devices. Key to the approach was harnessing a unique type of plasma wave that bears the name of.....»»
New imaging technique detects virus movement in unprecedented detail
Proteins are the workhorses of biological systems, carrying out their work with extraordinary precision and speed. For years, observing proteins in action has been a significant challenge, as imaging methods often lacked sufficient speed and resoluti.....»»
Open Systems OT Firewall monitors traffic and detects threats
Open Systems introduced OT firewall service to secure critical infrastructures. The Open Systems OT Firewall provides organizations with a dedicated appliance at the center of operational technology (OT) networks for better visibility and control of.....»»
Portable device instantly detects illegal drugs with 95% accuracy
An ultraportable, low-cost device invented by researchers at the University of Bath proves highly successful at detecting synthetic cannabinoids (SCs, e.g. "Spice," K2)......»»
Probing rare hot plasma flows in the upper atmosphere
Near Earth's poles, observers of the night sky often behold aurorae, colorful light shows in the upper atmosphere caused by interactions between the solar wind and our planet's magnetosphere. A little closer to the equator, a different upper atmosphe.....»»
XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays
On Sept. 6, a new satellite left Earth; its mission is to tell us about the motions of hot plasma flows in the universe......»»
New "radar" detects active cellular destroyers
Cells in the human body must adapt their protein balance to certain situations, such as the availability of iron or an infection. These adaptations occur through a complex process in which proteins that are no longer needed or that are toxic are tagg.....»»
Researchers reveal statistical properties of dispersion measure, waiting time on repeating fast radio burst
Repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) are mysterious radio transient sources in the universe that emit a repeating radio pulse lasting for a few milliseconds. Plasma lensing is the cold, non-magnetized, and inhomogeneous plasma cloud in cosmic space, wh.....»»
India"s moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole
India's moon rover confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic moon landing, India's space agency said Tuesday......»»
How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever
The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers worked to bring it back......»»
Calculations predict surprising quark diffusion in hot nuclear matter
Scientists can use powerful colliders to smash atomic nuclei together to create a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). This "soup" of quarks and gluons, some of the fundamental building blocks of matter, filled the early universe. Tracking how high energy jets.....»»
Dynatrace Security Analytics detects and blocks common application attacks
Dynatrace introduced Security Analytics, a new Dynatrace platform solution designed to help organizations better defend against threats to their hybrid and multicloud environments. Dynatrace Security Analytics leverages Davis AI, which combines predi.....»»
Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool
After sending the command, NASA had to wait 37 hours for a response. Enlarge / The encapsulation of Voyager 2 in 1977. (credit: NASA) NASA lost contact with its Voyager 2 spacecraft—the second-most distant object ever.....»»
NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after "interstellar shout"
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday......»»
Dude, what are those humongous plasma waves in Jupiter’s atmosphere?
Plasma collisions in the outer edges of Jupiter's magnetosphere produce big waves. Enlarge / Lightning crackles behind the dawn edge of Jupiter's atmosphere. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/JunoCam) There are waves on Jup.....»»
Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new “international” space station
Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the planned Starlab space station. (credit: Voyager Space) Voyager Space, one of several US com.....»»