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    Riding to the moon aboard a space elevator is possible using today’s technology
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Riding to the moon aboard a space elevator is possible using today’s technology

    Perhaps the biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravity.
    How does reduced gravity affect astronauts’ muscles and nerve responses?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 19

    How does reduced gravity affect astronauts’ muscles and nerve responses?

    Researchers from Japan conduct a review and share an action plan for astronauts to prevent muscular atrophy during spaceflight
    A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this week
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 17

    A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this week

    A tiny piece of rural Washington state—and some of its “inhabitants”— blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    NASA claims that warp drive is getting closer to reality
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 10

    NASA claims that warp drive is getting closer to reality

    [July 10, 2022: JD Shavit, The Brighter Side of News] Warp drive was the very first theory proposed in Star Trek, allowing it to travel...
    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA claims
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7

    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA claims

    Miguel Alcubierre created a bubble within space-time that would twist distances making it possible to travel long distances in the bubble.
    Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 23

    Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle

    New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology – the Hubble constant.
    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space

    Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research
    'Gravity Telescopes' are 1,000x more precise than current technologies
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    'Gravity Telescopes' are 1,000x more precise than current technologies

    A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford scientists could enable astronomical imaging far more advanced than any present today.
    Is warp drive really possible?  Physicist explains
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 20

    Is warp drive really possible? Physicist explains

    Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity ("GR") represents space and time as a 4-dimensional "fabric" that can be stretched and folded
    Gravity can solve clean energy's biggest tech problem
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 14

    Gravity can solve clean energy's biggest tech problem

    The system hoists 30 tonne “mobile masses” into the air using excess energy. When the need arises for the power, the mass descends.
    Mathematical discovery sheds light on secrets of the Universe
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    Mathematical discovery sheds light on secrets of the Universe

    How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? This is a challenge that could yield deep insights into black holes.
    Quantum sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking mapping of Earth's underworld
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 26

    Quantum sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking mapping of Earth's underworld

    The sensor works by detecting variations in microgravity using the principles of quantum physics, which is based on manipulating nature.
    What is warp drive and is it even a really a thing?  Physicist explains
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 16

    What is warp drive and is it even a really a thing? Physicist explains

    Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity ("GR") represents space and time as a 4-dimensional "fabric" that can be stretched and folded
    Matter and anti-matter discovery could lead to new physics
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 6

    Matter and anti-matter discovery could lead to new physics

    The collaboration has made the most precise comparison yet between protons and antiprotons and whether or not they behave in the same ways.
    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 5

    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants

    Matter on Earth, both live and inert, experiences the effects of the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon expressed in the form of tides
    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 10, 2021

    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing

    As the airplane tilted steeply upward, Mona Minkara, who is legally blind, experienced gravity like never before. It's a bizarre feeling.
    Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 9, 2021

    Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves

    A team of international scientists have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.
    A spacecraft could use gravity to prevent a dangerous asteroid impact
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 21, 2021

    A spacecraft could use gravity to prevent a dangerous asteroid impact

    The ‘gravity tractor’ method of asteroid deflection involves flying a spacecraft close enough to an asteroid so its gravitational attraction
    Have we detected dark energy? Scientists say it's a possibility
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 16, 2021

    Have we detected dark energy? Scientists say it's a possibility

    Unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment tried to detect.
    Astronomers create the first 3D-printed stellar nurseries
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 6, 2021

    Astronomers create the first 3D-printed stellar nurseries

    The first 3D-printed stellar nurseries are highly polished spheres about the size of a baseball, representing star-forming clouds of gas.
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