Matter is what makes the universe, but what matters? This question has long been difficult for those who think about it – especially for physicists. Reflecting recent trends in physics, my colleague Jeffrey Eisen and I have described an updated way of thinking about matter. We propose that matter is …
Read More »The Voyager mission detects a new type of electron burst at the edge of our solar system
Although Voyager probes left our solar system years ago, as they traveled through international space, they are still searching for cosmic rays exploding 23 billion kilometers (14 billion miles) away from our sun. A detailed analysis of recent data from both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has now led to …
Read More »Arizona, Mississippi, Florida record record one-day coronavirus deaths
Arizona, Mississippi, and Florida recorded a record one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths every Thursday, while the southern and western regions of the US continue to face an increase in coronavirus cases. Florida Department of Health reported 9,943 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday and 253 deaths, its third consecutive one-day …
Read More »Area experiencing ‘increase’ in COVID-19 cases
MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – Marinette County officials say they are experiencing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the area. According to county officials, during the first months of the pandemic, there was an average of one or two cases per week, however, in the last month, that …
Read More »Astronomers have located the center of the solar system within 100 meters
When you imagine the Solar System in your head, most people think of the Sun, motionless and stationary in the center, with everything else buzzing around it. But each body in the Solar System also exerts its own gravitational pull on the star, causing it to move only slightly. Therefore, …
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