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Outer space is weird and full of surprises. Here are 5 unearthly things that happen in outer space. The more we get to know about space, the more it turns out to be weird. But just how weird might surprise you. According to NASA, space is dominated by invisible electromagnetic forces that we typically don't feel. It is also full of bizarre types of matter that we never experience on Earth. Here are five unearthly things that happen almost exclusively in outer space. 1. Plasma: On Earth, matter typically…

A new study by researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), NASA and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) describes the observation of web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona, which could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind and its interactions with the rest of the solar system. Credit: SwRI/NOAAThe researchers observed long, web-like structures that eject particles from the Sun into space.A group of researchers from Southwest Research Institute, NASA, and the Max…

The magnetic nozzle rf plasma thruster operated in a Mega hpt vacuum chamber at Tohoku University. Credit: Kazunori TakahashiA researcher at Tohoku University has made significant improvements to a high-power electrodeless <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>plasma</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter, along with solid, liquid, and gas. It is an ionized gas consisting…

A NASA image of plasma bursting from the sun. Plasma—a hot soup of atoms with free-moving electrons and ions—is the most abundant form of matter in the universe, found throughout our solar system in the sun and other planetary bodies. A new study from University of Rochester researchers provides experimental data about how radiation travels through dense plasmas, which will help scientists to better understand planetary science and fusion energy. Credit: NASAFirst-of-its-kind experimental evidence contradicts traditional…

Scientists at the LOA (Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée) in France have achieved a breakthrough by successfully driving a plasma mirror at a rate of 1,000 shots per second in the relativistic regime. This involves using a laser field with such intensity that it causes the plasma electrons to oscillate at nearly the speed of light.For the first time, scientists were successful at driving at a thousand shots per second a so-called <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…

Image Source : GIZMORE Gizmore Gizmore has recently launched a new GizFit PLASMA smartwatch which features a 1.9-inch super bright display. The new smartwatch comes with a price tag of Rs 1,799 (regularly priced at Rs 1,999) and is available pro purchase via Flipkart. The smartwatch comes equipped with built-in GPS Trajectory on application and claims to have quick…

A double hole on the Sun’s surface has sent a dangerous solar storm to Earth and that too on Winter Solstice day. More solar storm activity expected today, December 22. Just a couple of days ago, a shockwave caused by fast-moving solar winds caused a crack in the magnetosphere of the Earth, which resulted in unexpected solar storm activity. Now, there is a relentless attack, as another solar storm has struck our planet in the early hours today, December 22. A flurry of auroras could be seen in the arctic region. But…

Tammy Ma was about to board a plane at the San Francisco International Airport when she got the call of a lifetime. She’s a plasma physicist at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world’s largest and most energetic laser. An experiment at the facility had just accomplished a breakthrough in nuclear fusion that scientists have been trying to achieve for decades. “I burst into tears, and I was jumping up and down in the waiting area,” Ma told reporters at a technical briefing on the achievement in Washington, DC, this…

Mimicking the extreme reactions that take place inside the Sun, as is the aim of nuclear fusion researchers of all persuasions, is one thing. Having them generate heat to keep the reactions going and produce clean, limitless energy, would be the true holy grail. Researchers recently took an important step towards this goal with the achievement of a self-heating “burning plasma,” and now a closer inspection of that plasma has revealed strange, unexplained behavior of ions within it.Scientists at the National Ignition…

The Sun is a powerful and terrifying celestial object, and sometimes, astrophotographers managed to capture the intense plasma clouds that the Sun ejects on video. That’s the case in a new video shared by Miguel Claro back in July of 2022. Claro observed the coronal mass ejection on July 10, but recently reshared the video on Instagram and Vimeo. The video showcases the outbursting plasma cloud in spectacular fashion, too, though it isn’t the first time that we’ve seen such an eruption caught on camera.…