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    Category: Astronomy

    The other side of the Universe

    Let’s take a book from our personal library. As we look at it we may notice that it has length, width and thickness, respectively, which correspond to… Read more “The other side of the Universe”

    26 May 2019 by QuBits

    Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device

    In the race for building a scalable quantum computer, devices using photons as carrier of quantum information are in the front run. The reason is the easiness… Read more “Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device”

    26 Oct 201826 Oct 2018 by QuBits

    A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away

    Science’s brightest star has passed away aged 76. A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the… Read more “A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away”

    14 Mar 201814 Mar 2018 by QuBits

    Hubble Revisits an Icon

    Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot,… Read more “Hubble Revisits an Icon”

    17 Nov 201722 Mar 2019 by QuBits

    Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light

    NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it… Read more “Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light”

    19 Sep 201719 Sep 2017 by QuBits

    Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch

    The discovery of the largest timing irregularity yet observed in a pulsar is the first confirmation that pulsars in binary systems exhibit the strange phenomenon known as… Read more “Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch”

    9 Sep 20179 Sep 2017 by QuBits

    Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)

    An amateur Australian astronomer has recorded rare flashes of space lightning in the skies above New South Wales. David Finlay, 44, from Kiama in Australia’s south western… Read more “Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)”

    25 Jul 201725 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    Betelgeuse captured by ALMA

    This orange blob shows the nearby star Betelgeuse, as seen by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This is the first time that ALMA has ever observed… Read more “Betelgeuse captured by ALMA”

    27 Jun 201727 Jun 2017 by QuBits

    Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole

    One of the basic truisms in astronomy is that, when a massive star ends its life, it goes out with a bang. A big one. A supernova.… Read more “Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole”

    1 Jun 20171 Jun 2017 by QuBits

    A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable

    Today Earthlings came one very giant step closer to finding life elsewhere in our solar system. In the final months of its 20-year mission, the spacecraft Cassini… Read more “A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable”

    16 May 201716 May 2017 by QuBits

    Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings

    NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its daring dive through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, the first time a man-made object has navigated through… Read more “Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings”

    27 Apr 201727 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life

    The main illustration shows Cassini diving through the Enceladus plume in 2015. New ocean world discoveries from Cassini and Hubble will help inform future exploration and the… Read more “Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life”

    14 Apr 201714 Apr 2017 by QuBits

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