Physics : Science World Report

Jul 19, 2012 09:11 AM EDT

Discovery of a Shockingly Old Spiral Galaxy Surprises Astronauts

The astronomers have stumbled upon a strange spiral galaxy that appears to have been formed a billion years before other spirals. What makes this discovery strange is that this spiral galaxy is 10.5 billion light years from Earth, which places it at a time when the Universe was only three billion ye...

Jul 19, 2012 09:10 AM EDT

Sodium Buildup in Brain Associated to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

A study that is being published in the Journal Radiology claims that, "A buildup of sodium in the brain detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a biomarker for the degeneration of nerve cells that occurs in patients with multiple sclerosis."

Jul 19, 2012 09:10 AM EDT

Spitzer Detects Exoplanet Smaller than Earth: NASA

A new discovery made by the astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope claim that they have detected an exoplanet that is two thirds size of the planet Earth. The newly detected exoplanet known as UF-1.01, is located a mere 33 light years away making it much smaller than the nearest worlds to ...

Jul 19, 2012 09:09 AM EDT

Oceans Treated with Iron dust Reduces Carbon: Study

A recent study done by a team of international experts suggest that, depositing the iron dust in the seas can help to transfer the carbon from the atmosphere and embed it on the ocean floor for centuries in order to deal with the changing climate.

Jul 18, 2012 08:34 AM EDT

Genetically Engineered Bacteria Kills Malaria Parasite

The U.S. Scientists have genetically modified a benign bacteria residing in the mosquitoes guts in order to kill the parasite that causes malaria before it infects humans. This study was published in the Proceedings of the national Hopkins Bloomberg School of Academy of Sciences.

Jul 18, 2012 08:30 AM EDT

Record Breaking 500 Trillion Watts Laser Shot Delivered

The United States National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has successfully fired the most powerful laser beam ever recorded.

Jul 18, 2012 07:32 AM EDT

Huge Ice Chunk Parts From Greenland Glacier. Where is Earth Heading To?

A huge chunk of iceberg twice the size of Manhattan parted from Greenland's Petermann glacier signifying another dramatic change in the environment due to global warming or climate change and rise in ocean temperatures.

Jul 17, 2012 07:16 AM EDT

Mars Rover Landing Game for Xbox

NASA unveiled a new video game Monday to mark the landing of its huge Curiosity Mars Rover on August 5. This game takes the players through spacecraft's seven minutes of terror of a landing.

Jul 17, 2012 06:40 AM EDT

Sunita Williams Begins Second Stay in Space

The Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA carries the record setting American astronaut Sunita Williams and two others, docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday for a four month mission Known as "Expedition 32".

Jul 15, 2012 03:19 PM EDT

Scientists Reveal Mystery of Cornstarch

The scientists from the University of Chicago are using cornstarch to solve the mystery of liquid that can instantaneously turn solid under the force of sudden impact known as the non Newtonian liquid.

Jul 15, 2012 02:43 PM EDT

New Warning System to Predict Intensity of Solar Flare

The solar flare that erupted on Thursday racing towards the Earth is being measured by a new warning system that will measure the high energy particles emitted from the sun in the form of powerful solar storms. It is believed that the observations made by this new system will help the scientists to...

Jul 14, 2012 05:28 AM EDT

Solar Storm this Weekend, Charged Particles to Hit Earth

A massive solar eruption, X class solar flare that is considered as one of the intense types is due to hit the earth Saturday. The solar storm began Thursday emitted a huge flare of charged particles towards the earth at almost 5 million kilometre an hour.