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Discovery of plasma loading mechanism of radio jets launched from black holes

Galaxies, including our Milky Way, contain supermassive black holes with masses millions to billions of times greater than the sun. Some supermassive black holes produce radio jets, which are fast-moving plasma outflows that emit strong radio signals. Radio jets were discovered for the first time...

Observing twinkling pulsars to understand mysterious interstellar plasma

Pulsars, which are rapidly spinning remnants of stars that flash like a lighthouse, occasionally exhibit extreme brightness variations. Scientists believe that these brief flashes of light are caused by dense regions of interstellar plasma (the hot gas between stars) scattering the pulsar's radio waves....

Researchers discover what happens on the bright side of the moon

HSE University researchers have developed a mathematical model. It will explain the levitation of charged dust particles over the sunlit lunar surface for almost any latitude. The model takes into account the Earth's magnetotail, for the first time. Earth's magnetotail is a particular area...

Scientists propose mission riding a laser to mars

McGill University scientists designed a solicitation. The laser is a 10-meter-wide array on Earth. It would heat hydrogen plasma in a chamber behind the spacecraft. It will produce thrust from hydrogen gas and sending it to Mars in only 45 days. It would aerobrake...