New research sheds light on earliest days of Earth's formation
New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...
Scientists use Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity
The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, builds on work the team conducted back in 2016 and an idea ...
Can We Dig to the Center of the Earth? [Video]
To gig deep into the Earth's mysteries isn't just science fiction. The video highlights one of humanity's boldest attempts at ...
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Physicists Think They’ve Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth’s Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work
In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...
After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost
Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
A possible way to generate electricity using Earth's rotational energy
A trio of physicists from Princeton University, CIT's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Spectral Sensor Solutions, all in the U.S ...
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How civil engineering is bringing quantum physics down to earth
Quantum-based gravity sensors have probed fundamental physics, and they could transform our understanding of what’s just ...
NASA’s Next Mission Could Finally Solve the Mystery of Our Solar System’s Edge
The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...
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Scientists explain everything that might happen to stranded NASA astronauts' bodies when they return to Earth
Scientists have explained everything that might happen to the two 'stranded' NASA astronauts' bodies when they finally return ...
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Nevada NASA Space Grant recipients share progress on projects
One alternative method, Magnetic Navigation or MagNav, involves measuring the Earth's magnetic anomaly field and matching this ... which are critical for shielding life from harmful cosmic radiation.
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How Much Longer Until the Core of the Earth Runs Out of Fuel?
Earth’s magnetic field is created by the motion of ... However, once the core cooled, it lost its shield, and now it remains a desolate wasteland. Currently, many scientific models can estimate ...
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How to Calibrate Compass on iPhone for Better Accuracy
To do this: You might be wondering what the difference between true north and magnetic north is. Well, true north is simply the North Pole. It's a fixed point on the Earth. Magnetic north is where ...