NASA’s Europa Clipper, shown in this illustration updated in December 2020, will fly around Jupiter on an elliptical path, diving close to its moon Europa on each flyby to collect data. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA‘S Europe The Clipper mission aims to solve problems with transistor radiation as it prepares to launch an expedition to Jupiter to … Read more
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Amaris McCarver, an intern at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Remote Sensing Division, and a team of astronomers have discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star that is beaming radiation across the universe like a cosmic lighthouse. The rapidly spinning neutron star, or “pulsar,” is located in the dense star cluster Glimpse-CO1, which lies in … Read more
Amaris McCarver, an intern at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Remote Sensing Division, and a team of astronomers have discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star that is beaming radiation across the universe like a cosmic lighthouse. The rapidly spinning neutron star, or “pulsar,” is located in the dense star cluster Glimpse-CO1, which lies in … Read more
Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microbes used for health, agriculture, or other applications must be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally, the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term storage. MIT researchers have now developed a new way to make microbes strong enough to withstand these extreme conditions. Their method involves mixing bacteria with … Read more
Recent studies have highlighted the catastrophic effects of extreme solar eruptions, especially when combined with a weakened magnetic field. These phenomena, which occur about once every thousand years, can significantly disrupt the Earth’s ozone layer, with serious consequences for all life on our planet. The protective role of the Earth’s magnetic field The Earth’s magnetic … Read more
The remarkable aurora borealis in early May this year showed just how powerful solar flares can be in the form of radiation. But every now and then the sun does something even more devastating. These proton explosions, known as “solar particle events,” come directly from the sun’s surface and can shoot out into space like … Read more
Aston Martin has announced it will produce an “extreme” street-legal version of its Valor sports car, called the Aston Martin Valiant, personally commissioned by F1 legend Fernando Alonso. Alonso made an immediate impact at Aston Martin after joining the team ahead of the 2023 F1 season, achieving a total of eight podium finishes in his … Read more
First sight Alonso wanted a more extreme Aston – this is it Published: June 25, 2024 Please enable Javascript to see all available images. Fernando is faster than you. Evidence of that immortal lineage is evident not only in his two Formula 1 world championships, an unlimited talent for speed and lightning-fast cockpit humor, but … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is head of policy research at Algebris Investments Does the success of far-right politics threaten the European economy and its appeal to international investors? That’s the question investors seem to be asking in … Read more