Monthly Archives: July 2020

44 cases of COVID-19 reported at SLO Co. on Tuesday

San Luis Obispo County reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 611 confirmed cases as of June 30. It is the largest single-day increase in cases in the county since the pandemic began. Fourteen people are hospitalized, including six patients who are in the …

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New research on ‘pre-supernova’ neutrinos.

The exploded star blooms like a cosmic flower. Credit: NASA / CXC / U. Texas A recent study of pre-supernova neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that are extremely difficult to detect, has brought scientists one step closer to understanding what happens to stars before they explode and die. The study, co-authored …

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