Digital recreation of the Antikythera mechanism. Picture: UCL By building a digital model of the Antikythera mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design …
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Galaxy J0437 + 2456 is believed to host a moving supermassive black hole. Credit: Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can roam space, but catching …
Read More »Visualization of the Ancient Greek Order of the Universe (Cosmos) Revealed in the Antikythera Mechanism – HeritageDaily
Researchers at UCL have solved an important piece of the puzzle that forms the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism, a hand-held mechanical device that was used to predict …
Read More »Exclusive: Myanmar’s first satellite held by Japan on a space station after the coup
TOKYO (Reuters) – Myanmar’s first satellite is aboard the International Space Station after the Myanmar coup, while the Japanese space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two …
Read More »China and Russia to build a space station on the Moon together, snubbing NASA
China and Russia are joining forces to build an international space station on the Moon. The leaders of the two countries’ space programs signed an agreement earlier this week for the joint …
Read More »Queen tells children studying space about the encounter with the Soviet cosmonaut
LONDON (AP) – There’s no place like home. Queen Elizabeth II reminded a group of schoolchildren studying space exploration of the importance of returning to Earth while recalling in a video call …
Read More »Researchers make a breakthrough in solar cell materials
From left, Pan Adhikari, Lawrence Coleman and Kanishka Kobbekaduwa line up the ultrafast laser in the UPQD laboratory of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Credit: Clemson University By using laser spectroscopy …
Read More »The largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will approach on March 21
The largest asteroid expected to pass Earth this year will reach its closest point on March 21. The space rock, which formed at the dawn of the solar system and was discovered …
Read More »Controlled only by light, new smart materials twist, bend and move
Flower-shaped photonic material can move in response to light, closely following the maximum exposure angle. Credit: Fio Omenetto, Tufts University Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering have created light-activated composite …
Read More »The old Hubble returns to operations after a software glitch
WASHINGTON – NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope resumed observations on March 11 after a software bug put it into safe mode of protection several days earlier, but the incident is a reminder of …
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