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Artificial gravity space stations in development for Europe
Jun 09, 2024 (SPX)
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Vast CEO Max Haot signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future Vast space stations during Space Day at the Berlin I...
UAH Research Suggests Gravity Without Mass Could Eliminate Need for Dark Matter
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
"My own inspiration came from my pursuit for another solution to the gravitational field equations of general relativity - the simplified version of which, appl...
WVU Astrophysicist leads development of new gravitational wave detector
Jun 05, 2024 (SPX)
Sean McWilliams, associate professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, was part of a team that first detected these rippl...
UTA scientists explore quantum aspects of gravity using neutrinos
May 03, 2024 (SPX)
In contrast, high-energy physics investigates subatomic particles that follow the principles of quantum mechanics, notable for their random fluctuations and the...
Testing the quantumness of gravity without entanglement
May 02, 2024 (SPX)
Merging quantum mechanics with gravitational physics remains a daunting challenge. Experiments combining quantum and gravitational effects are scarce, and the t...
Enhanced gravitational wave detection accelerates neutron star and black hole research
Apr 26, 2024 (SPX)
The researchers aim to deepen the understanding of how these celestial phenomena contribute to the formation of heavy elements like gold and uranium. Their find...
New gravitational-wave detection challenges astrophysical mass gap theories
Apr 08, 2024 (SPX)
The intriguing signal, identified as GW230529, was captured in May 2023 by the LIGO Livingston detector in Louisiana, USA. It originates from a possible collisi...
Enhancing gravitational wave detectors with Kerr-enhanced Optical Springs
Apr 08, 2024 (SPX)
To address this challenge, Tokyo Institute of Technology's researchers, led by Associate Professor Kentaro Somiya and Dr. Sotatsu Otabe from the Department of P...
Antarctic Experiment Pursues Quantum Gravity Proof via Neutrino Analysis
Mar 27, 2024 (SPX)
The experiment, utilizing thousands of sensors spread across a square kilometer near the South Pole, seeks to detect neutrinos arriving from space to answer the...
EPFL Study Illuminates How the Brain Understands Body Movement and Position
Mar 22, 2024 (SPX)
Proprioception relies on a network of sensors within our muscles that send signals about limb position and movement to the brain. Yet, the method by which the b...
Breakthrough in quantum gravity moves scientists towards cosmic mysteries
Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)
Experts have never fully understood how the force which was discovered by Isaac Newton works in the tiny quantum world. Even Einstein was baffled by quantum gra...
NASA Collaborating on European-led Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
"In 2015, the ground-based LIGO observatory cracked open the window into gravitational waves, disturbances that sweep across space-time, the fabric of our unive...
New Study Reinforces Evidence for Modified Gravity in Wide Binary Star Systems
Jan 09, 2024 (SPX)
In 2023, Chae's initial study of wide binaries - pairs of stars gravitationally bound but separated by vast distances - revealed unexpected orbital acceleration...
Above: Space advances propulsion system for 2024 free flying orbital mission
Jan 01, 2024 (SPX)
The scalable Prometheus will include three regulated voltage rails and up to 29W of continuous power. It will also feature an integrated thermal control system,...
New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum
Dec 12, 2023 (SPX)
General relativity and quantum mechanics are the two most fundamental descriptions of nature we have. General relativity explains gravity on large scales while ...
Macao science satellites begin study of South Atlantic Anomaly
Nov 29, 2023 (SPX)
During their trial phase, the satellites underwent extensive capability tests and performed impressively. Their scientific data, validated against other spacecr...
Detect gravitational waves with an interferometric seismometer array on lunar nearside
Nov 08, 2023 (SPX)
By utilizing the Moon as a Weber bar-style resonant mass, the experiment capitalizes on detecting deci-Hertz gravitational waves. They plan to build an array of...
Researchers find gravitational lensing has significant effect on cosmic birefringence
Nov 03, 2023 (SPX)
How far does the universe extend? When and how did the universe begin? Cosmology has made progress in addressing these questions by providing observational evid...
LIGO surpasses the quantum limit
Oct 24, 2023 (SPX)
As incomprehensibly small as these measurements are, LIGO's precision has continued to be limited by the laws of quantum physics. At very tiny, subatomic scales...
NASA Tank Venting in Microgravity Challenge
Oct 13, 2023 (SPX)
The goal of this Challenge is to develop a novel solution for the venting of ullage contents from a partially full propellant tank, in microgravity, with minima...
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