News tagged with gravitational stability
ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time
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May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two of the most sophisticated astronomical spacecraft ever built - Herschel and Planck - will be launched by ESA this month towards deep space orbits around a special observation point beyond ...
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Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009.
Galaxy-Sized Observatory for Gravitational Waves
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers are making plans to create a galaxy-sized observatory to look for gravitational waves. The project is part of a joint effort with astronomers from Australia and Europe, who also ...
Gravitational Space Corridors Could Slash Space Travel Costs (w/ Video)
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying space travel possibilities have proposed that gravitational space corridors could be used by spacecraft, in much the same way as ships use ocean currents. Taking advantage ...
Researchers develop method that aims to stabilize antibodies
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a systematic method to improve the stability of antibodies. The technique could lead to better biosensors, ...
Simulation Breakthrough: When Black Holes Collide
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Apr 18, 2006 |
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NASA scientists have reached a breakthrough in computer modeling that allows them to simulate what gravitational waves from merging black holes look like. The three-dimensional simulations, the largest astrophysical ...
Could Exotic Matter Provide an Infinite Source of Energy?
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Generally, scientists prefer to avoid the concept of perpetual motion. The idea of a machine that could produce movement that goes on forever, and using that movement to generate an endless ...
Listening for Gravitational Echoes of the Universe's Birth
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An investigation by a major scientific group has advanced understanding of the early evolution of the universe.
New definition could further limit habitable zones around distant suns
Jun 10, 2009 |
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As astronomers gaze toward nearby planetary systems in search of life, they are focusing their attention on each system's habitable zone, where heat radiated from the star is just right to keep a planet's water in liquid ...
Why 'thick' blood protects from a heart attack
Aug 24, 2009 |
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"Thick" blood can cause heart attack and stroke, but also prevent them. Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have explained the mechanism of this clinical paradox for the first time on an animal model. ...
Scientists find universal rules for food-web stability
Aug 06, 2009 |
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The findings, published in this week's issue of Science, conclude that food-web stability is enhanced when many diverse predator-prey links connect high and intermediate trophic levels. The computations also reveal that s ...
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