Scientists have confirmed that time passes faster on the moon than on Earth, which has implications for future space missions. Because the Moon’s gravity is one-sixth that of Earth’s, this affects the speed at which time moves. NASA scientists have determined that time passes 57 millionths of a second faster on the moon than on … Read more
The age-old debate over nature versus nurture (whether our genes or environment play a more important role in shaping our intelligence) has long intrigued scientists, educators, and the public. A recent groundbreaking study, published in the journal Personality and individual differencessheds new light on this discussion. The longitudinal study, the first of its kind using … Read more
Recent studies have provided detailed insight into how time flows differently on the Moon than on Earth. This is an important discovery for future lunar missions. This difference in time, however small, has important consequences for navigation, communications and activities on the Moon. Understanding Time Dilation on the Moon Since astronauts last visited the lunar … Read more
3 hours ago By means of Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science Correspondent AFP Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, has been successfully launched on its maiden flight. The vehicle took off from a launch pad in French Guiana at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. GMT) for a demonstration mission to launch a number of satellites … Read more
Experimental protocol and mean-field phase diagram. Credit: Physics (2024). DOI file: 10.1038/s41567-024-02542-9 A crystal is a system of atoms that repeats itself in space at regular intervals: at every point, the crystal looks exactly the same. In 2012, Nobel Prize winner Frank Wilczek asked the question: Could there also be a time crystal, an object … Read more
Since astronauts last left the lunar surface 52 years ago, time is ticking. Compared to us earthlings, the moon has been waiting for our return a little longer – by about 1.1 seconds. That doesn’t seem like much, and neither does the 57 millionth (0.0000575) second that time on the Moon advances each day compared … Read more
Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University An illustration shows exoplanet HD 189733b, a gas giant 64 light-years away. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A Jupiter-sized exoplanet has long intrigued astronomers for its scorching temperatures, howling winds, and sideways rain … Read more
Experimental setup of the superposition of quantum evolution and its inverse evolution. Credit: Prof. Li Chuanfeng’s team A research team has constructed a coherent superposition of quantum evolution with two opposite directions in a photonic system and confirmed its advantage in characterizing input-output indeterminacy. The study was published in Physical assessment letters. The idea that … Read more
We finally know what brought light to the dark and formless void of the early universe. According to data from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the origins of the free-flying photons in the early cosmic dawn were small dwarf galaxies that sprang to life and cleared the haze of cloudy hydrogen that filled … Read more
More than half of flights are delayed on the worst flight route in Bristol. Analysis of the latest Civil Aviation Authority figures shows that 59 per cent of TUI flights from Bristol to Mallorca were delayed by at least 15 minutes in the 12 months to April. EasyJet flights to Split also featured high on … Read more