Physics and Astronomy News Archive: May 2013

Image: 'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn

'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 5/4/13

Researchers have discovered one way the bubble of charged particles around Saturn -- known as the magnetosphere -- changes with the planet's seasons.
Image: NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn

NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 5/4/13

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.
Image: Understanding the turbulence in plasmas

Understanding the turbulence in plasmas

Source: MIT   Posted: 5/4/13

New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
Image: Unleashing oxygen

Unleashing oxygen

Source: MIT   Posted: 5/4/13

‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.