Research and Discoveries

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2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) The climate impact of a proposed data centre was among concerns shared by locals at a public consultation. Developers say the data centre would respond to "falling demand for office space" at Thames Valley Park near Reading while supporting other…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (635+ words) As communities across the United States wrangle with multibillion-dollar data center proposals, they’re forced to make quick decisions that can affect their economy, natural resources and way of life for generations. How can communities with no prior experience navigate these…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (476+ words) Saturn has puzzled scientists with its “heartbeat” for decades. The planet appeared to rotate at different speeds depending on how it was measured. Ground-based observations of Saturn’s upper atmosphere were imprecise and disclosed only rough limits on temperatures and ion…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (173+ words) lead image It is unclear to historians how Vikings navigated the seas. Centuries before magnetic compasses were introduced to Europe, Viking seafarers traveled long distances to far-flung locations like North America and the Black Sea. One explanation, although unverified, is…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (477+ words) Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system; at over 3,200 miles across, it is larger than the planet Mercury. It is also the only moon with its own intrinsic magnetic field, produced by a churning central core…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1106+ words) Astronomers solve Saturn spin mystery: The truth behind its “changing” rotation The Times of India It is worth noting that for many years, the rotation speed of Saturn was seen as unusual by scientists, since it was changing from time…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (704+ words) image: Schematic showing the position of Saturn's cusp compared to Earth's. view more Saturn's magnetic shield is asymmetrical compared to Earth’s, suggests a new study involving University College London (UCL) researchers, and this is likely a result of its fast…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) lead image In the case of Earth’s bow shocks, Ruolin Wang and Takanobu Amano hypothesize that whistler waves — low-frequency electromagnetic waves — are involved in electron acceleration and confinement. The duo modeled the electron velocity distribution function of reflected electrons at…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (406+ words) Image Credit: Royal Astronomical Society Richard Carrington is an English astronomer who contributed significanlty to our understanding of the sun. He is best known for documenting the Carrington Event in 1859. This event was the strongest known solar storm. It was…...