News tagged with electrodynamics

Recent advance in detonation theory

A detonation wave is a chemical reaction wave propagating at the velocity of a shock wave along the explosive charge. There is great demand for a detonation model that can accurately simulate the detonation process, which ...

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Two NASA probes tackle new mission: Studying the moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the moon to study its interior and surface composition.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twin ARTEMIS probes to study moon in 3-D

(PhysOrg.com) -- On Sunday, July 17, the moon will acquire its second new companion in less than a month. That's when the second of two probes built by the University of California, Berkeley, and part of NASA's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First ARTEMIS spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first of two ARTEMIS ("Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun") spacecraft is now in its lunar orbit.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Book illuminates life, legacy of physicist Feynman

From childhood sweetheart to quantum electrodynamics, the life and scientific contributions of the legendary Richard Feynman, a physicist of mythic hero status, are given a new and stimulating perspective ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Particle physics: 'Honey, I shrunk the proton'

Scientists lobbed a bombshell into the world of sub-atomic theory on Wednesday by reporting that a primary building block of the visible Universe, the proton, is smaller than previously thought.

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (63) | comments 42 | with audio podcast

Researcher studies the universe through quantum electrodynamics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental constants, such as the standards for length and mass, are a given in our society. However, research has shown that these constants might be changing slightly with the expansion of the universe.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Two rockets fly through auroral arc

After days of waiting for precise aurora conditions, a team from the University of Iowa finally saw the launch of its two scientific sounding rockets from Poker Flat Research Range. The NASA rockets launched Jan. 29, just ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1