Jupiter, the most massive planet in our solar system, has correspondingly humongous storms, some of which last for centuries. Some of these storms also generate terrific bolts of lightning, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley scientists. Some flashes are 100 times more powerful than Earth's lightning and possibly much stronger. The … Continue reading Juno Spacecraft Reveals Jupiter’s Lightning Mysteries
Spintronics is an emerging field of basic and applied research in physics and engineering where the “neglected” magnetic degree of freedom of an electron, its spin, is envisaged to be exploited for classical and quantum information processing. While metallic spintronics has already delivered functional devices (GMR read heads in large capacity hard disk drives), and … Continue reading Understanding Spintronics: Key Challenges and Innovations
India gained around 2.1 million hectares of tropical dry woodland between 2014 and 2024, an area larger than Wales, according to a major new study involving researchers from The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute. The research was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The research found that large-scale tree planting, restoration schemes, and … Continue reading Restoration Efforts Transform India’s Woodland Landscape
New simulations show that magnetic field interactions can decrease the distance between still-forming binary protostars. These results can help explain the characteristics of the binary star systems observed in the Milky Way. The results can also be extrapolated to binary black holes, giving insights into how supermassive black holes evolve. The work is published in … Continue reading New Simulations Reveal Binary Black Hole Formation Secrets
Tightly spaced planets inside an alien solar system known as Kepler-80 boast a rare orbital configuration. Mariah MacDonald, an undergraduate, and Darin Ragozzine, an assistant professor of physics and space sciences, both at Florida Institute of Technology, led the study. The unusual planetary array deepens the ongoing examination of similar systems known as STIPs (Systems … Continue reading Understanding Synchronized Orbits of Exoplanets in Kepler-80
Eirsat-1, the first fully Irish-designed satellite, was built by UCD staff and students as part of an educational programme by the European Space Agency. It is set to fall out of orbit this week and disintegrate in the atmosphere, marking the culmination of a pioneering UCD-led project that has nurtured a generation of home-grown space … Continue reading UCD’s Eirsat-1: Transforming Irish Space Science
India achieved one of the biggest achievements in global health- It was certified as polio-free by the World Health Organization(WHO) after three years. Our country, which was once considered the core of the world's polio problem, is now free of this highly contagious virus. The last case of polio due to wild poliovirus in the … Continue reading How India Eradicated Polio: Lessons for the World
Pip: Divyanshspacetech covers a lot of sky — and apparently some of the ground beneath it too. Mara: That's right. This episode moves from reusable rockets and the cryogenic systems powering them, through some genuinely strange physics and planetary science, to questions about life in the universe and a few surprising stories closer to home. … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Space Science And Cosmic Mysteries
