SALT LAKE CITY — In a galaxy that spans many light-years and is more than 13 billion years old, it stands to reason that major astronomical discoveries are rare, to say the least. Omega Centauri, a global cluster of millions of stars, is nestled in the Milky Way. The stars are so close to the … Read more
This week we had two big phone reveals that are diametrically opposed in terms of price point. Galaxy Unpacked unveiled high-end foldable phones, and CMF by Nothing presented a new cheap and cheerful smartphone (that is surprisingly well equipped). We also saw other Samsung gadgets, got a sneak peek at Google and the Samsung XR … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two astronauts who were supposed to be back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday they are confident the Boeing space capsule can bring them back safely despite a series of nasty glitches. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams boarded Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first humans … Read more
WASHINGTON — Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury, such as a war wound or a car accident, causes extensive tissue destruction or in cases of severe infection or disease. But humans aren’t the only ones who perform such procedures. New research shows that some ants will amputate limbs from injured comrades … Read more
Astronomers have gained new insight into the formation of planets around twin stars that orbit each other. Despite the fact that we are most familiar with planets orbiting a single central star – such as the arrangement of our Solar System – more than 50% of the stars in the cosmos exist in a binary … Read more
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, short-lived bursts of radio waves originating from outside the Milky Way that can emit the same amount of energy in just thousandths of a second as it takes the Sun three days to emit. However, despite their power and the fact that up to 10,000 FRBs can erupt in … Read more
PANGUITCH, Garfield County – Bryce Canyon National Park recently celebrated the 100th anniversary since U.S. President Warren G. Harding designated it a national monument, paving the way for it to become Utah’s second national park just a few years later . Since then, tens of millions of people have visited the park. It’s a unique … Read more
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, short-lived bursts of radio waves originating from outside the Milky Way that can emit the same amount of energy in just thousandths of a second as it takes the Sun three days to emit. However, despite their power and the fact that up to 10,000 FRBs can erupt in … Read more
Astronomers have detected a peculiar radio signal originating from deep space that eludes current scientific knowledge. The signal, designated ASKAP J1935+2148, repeats every 53.8 minutes, making it the longest period ever recorded for such a phenomenon. Published in the magazine Nature AstronomyThe discovery, made using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope, has … Read more
Enlarge / Artist’s rendering of how the angle of the polarized light from a fast radio burst changes as it travels through space. CHIME/Dunlap Institute Astronomers have been concerned about the origins of mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) since the first one was spotted in 2007. Researchers are now looking for the first time at … Read more