Physics and Astronomy News Archive: May 2013
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source: MIT Posted: 5/4/13
New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
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.
Source: MIT Posted: 5/4/13
‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.
