Artist’s image of our sun, along with his hypothetical solar companion.Image: M. Weiss The early configuration of material in the outer reaches of our solar system has led a team of scientists to speculate that the Sun had a companion in his early days. Intriguingly, this scenario could explain the …
Read More »Damaged Arecibo observatory could be tilted for months
Seen from space, the damage at the Arecibo Observatory does not look so bad. Image: Planet Labs The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell on the radio telescope’s main reflector dish. We are now learn more about this unfortunate incident, inclusive …
Read More »This is when and how the universe is expected to end
It is not expected to happen at any moment, but one scientist has calculated when the universe will end. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, notes that sometimes in the “next few trillion years”, when the universe is dead as we know it, stars …
Read More »Somehow a Tiny Black Hole causes a ‘Heartbeat’ 100 light-years away
Concept of the artist of mikroquasar SS 433, as seen in the background, and the gas cloud Fermi J1913 + 0515, seen in the foreground and left. The two objects are in rhythm, despite being 100 light-years apart. Image: DESY, Science Communication Laboratory There is a cloudy patch space in …
Read More »Physicist discovers the explosions that end our Universe
Emotional intelligence helps us recognize how our emotions affect our behavior and how we adapt our responses to stressful work and life situations. This creates more interest in the workplace than you might realize. One study found that EQ is the top predictor of performance and accounts for 58% of …
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