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Find material 10 billion times harder than steel
Space science

Find material 10 billion times harder than steel

The crust of the hidden crystals has 10 billion times the hardness of ordinary steel. This helps them create gravitational waves that we can detect from the earth.

December 17, 2018
Waves are the main source of heat on Europa
Space science

Waves are the main source of heat on Europa

One of the moons in the solar system that scientists think has the potential to contain life can have more complex oceans than previously thought.

December 17, 2018
The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A
Space science

The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A

Astronomers have recently discovered that a relative of a strange exploding star was once thought to be unique in the universe. For more than two decades they have thoro…

December 17, 2018
Power transmission by radio waves
Space science

Power transmission by radio waves

John C. Mankins, a scientist who worked at the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), successfully tested the use of radio waves to transmit solar power at a distance of 148km betw…

December 17, 2018
Laser satellite communication is very promising
Space science

Laser satellite communication is very promising

The satellites are now using radio waves to exchange data. Now data rates can be increased by a hundred times by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two satellites ar…

December 17, 2018
When the sun song sings
Space science

When the sun song sings

Astronauts have recorded heavenly music played by the air currents circulating in the sun's atmosphere. Although this sound is only about milli-hertz (1/1000 hertz) - be…

December 17, 2018
The impact of the storm from the sun on the earth
Space science

The impact of the storm from the sun on the earth

Just like geologists poring over figures from seismographs to identify signs of an imminent earthquake, scientists at the University of Minnesota are ready to explore th…

December 17, 2018
The world's largest radio telescope project
Space science

The world's largest radio telescope project

The world's largest radio telescope SKA (Square Kilometer Array) will be located in Australia or South Africa. Project director Richard Schilizzi just said this.

December 17, 2018
Space radio - Power wave source
Space science

Space radio - Power wave source

In 1931, an American engineer obtained a radio source of unknown origin. This wave occurs every day, the period occurring exactly the same time that a rotation of the Ea…

December 17, 2018
Cosmic tower - Neutron star
Space science

Cosmic tower - Neutron star

In 1967, astronomers suddenly received a strange electric wave. This electric wave is played once every 1-2 seconds, just like the pulse of a human. It was thought to be…

December 17, 2018