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Tag: “Physical Review Letters”

Science Scanner: Mapping an Asteroid; Why the Universe Didn’t Collapse; Spicy Food Saves Lives

November 19, 2014

Scientists Create Geologic and Tectonic Map of Vesta the Asteroid A group of scientists used high-resolution images captured by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft between 2011 and 2012 to create what they say is the first total geologic and tectonic map of the asteroid Vesta. Details on the work appear in the December edition of the journal […]

New Research Reveals Ominous Future for Universe

November 3, 2014

A team of British and Italian scientists recently conducted research that suggests an ominous future for the universe. In a paper just published by the journal Physical Review Letters, the scientists said a review of new astronomical data found that dark energy (a theoretical form of energy that cosmologists believe is responsible for the accelerated […]

Scientists Say They’ve Confirmed Existence of New Chemical Element

August 28, 2013

Students heading back to school for the new year might need to add a new element to their periodic table of elements in chemistry class. Swedish scientists  say they have fresh evidence that confirms the existence of a previously unknown chemical element. The new “super-heavy” element is listed as number 115 or Ununpentium (Uup) and […]

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