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[ad_1] The rapid melting is reshaping the coast of Greenland, potentially altering the human and animal ecosystems along the country’s coast. New research published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface on October 27 he discovers that the retreat of Greenland’s ice has changed the way glaciers flow and where …

[ad_1] LIGO – Virgo Announces “Bumper Harvest” of Gravitational Wave Detections – Physics World Skip to main content More Toggle Menu MENU Open the search dialog Close the search menu Learn more from Physics World Copyright © 2020 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors bright-rec pub iop iop-science physcis …

[ad_1] Over the past five years, astronomy has been revolutionized as scientists have used ripples in the fabric of spacetime, called gravitational waves, to reveal the secrets of the previously hidden world of black holes. Gravitational waves are created when two black holes merge in a cataclysmic release of energy, …

[ad_1] The number of gravitational wave events caused by massive collisions between black holes and neutron stars has quadrupled. In a series of new papers, researchers from the LIGO and Virgo collaborations have cataloged 39 “new” events, adding to 11 already detected since the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors …

[ad_1] Black holes, it emerges, are similar to buses. A group of astrophysicists who had waited decades to detect a single case of them merging in distant galaxies participated in dozens of such collisions in just six months. When black holes collide they create something akin to sound waves: ripples …

[ad_1] This year’s prestigious Prime Minister’s Science Award was awarded to a team of Australian physicists for their contribution to a stellar discovery that bends reality. Professor Emeritus David Blair and Professors Susan Scott, David McClellan and Peter Veitch of the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Gravitational Wave …

[ad_1] State-of-the-art coral reef and tourism center in the pipeline for Port DouglasThe Cairns Post Australian scientists find the largest coral reef in the Empire State Building9 News Plans for Living Coral Biobank in Port Douglas revealedNewsport “We have no time to waste”: plans for a coral ark to help …

[ad_1] Blue spirits and elves have been detected circling in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter of NASA’s Juno mission. While it may seem straight out of a fantasy novel, sprites and elves are actually two types of rapid and bright flashes of light or transient light events. Although these lightning …

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a new detached reef at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef – and it is a whopping 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall, taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Towers in Malaysia. It is the first such discovery in the region …

[ad_1] SpaceX replaces rocket engines ahead of the next astronaut launch from FloridaWKMG News 6 ClickOrlando SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 ahead of the next manned missionThe Verge November 14, 2020: Astronauts will be launched on NASA and the SpaceX Crew-1 missionNASA SpaceX is replacing 2 …