Physical science news

Scientists With Data Agree…A Deepwater Oil Plume Exists in the Gulf

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:02:32 +0000

Measurements by remote operated vehicles indicate that deep water oil plumes still existed in the Gulf of Mexico months after the oil spill.

The Moon is shrinking!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:12:50 +0000

Geographical features observed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter indicates that the Moon has shrunk by a hundred meters.

Where did the oil go?

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:06:43 +0000

About 75% of the oil spilt at the Gulf of Mexico seems to have been broken down by bacteria.

Ancient Impact on Neptune

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:26:20 +0000

Anomalous levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of Neptune indicate that there was a comet impact 230 years ago.

A warmer ocean is a less green one

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:08 +0000

Phytoplankton numbers have fallen across the world over the last century, particularly towards the poles and in the open oceans.

Measuring Temperature by Counting Atoms: "Suppressed Fluctuations in Fermi Gases"

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:51:43 +0000

Physicists count the number of atoms to measure temperatures that are a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

Earth is no Longer 'One of a Kind'

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:05:39 +0000

Worlds of the approximate size of Earth appear to dominate our Milky Way.

See A Quasar Gravitationally Lens a Galaxy (for the First Time!)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:45:30 +0000

A quasar is observed to act as a gravitational lens for the first time, which allows an estimate of the mass of the galaxy hosting the quasar.

The Biggest Star We've Ever Found!

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:53:14 +0000

A star with 265 times the mass of our Sun is discovered, the heaviest one discovered to date.

The Size of the Proton Measured with Lasers

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:01:09 +0000

Using lasers on muonic hydrogen reveals that the size of the proton is slightly smaller than previously believed, which could have profound implications in the theory of particle physics.