Io 2: Searching for exomoons with a radio telescope - Astrobites
Astrobites.org (November 4, 2022, 6:40 pm) - One challenge of exoplanet astronomy is finding moons orbiting distant worlds. Today's paper tests out an unusual new method of finding these exomoons! Read more
Behind the Cover: November 2022 - Physics Today
Scitation.org (November 4, 2022, 6:34 pm) -
A new NASA mission, featured on this month's cover, is exploring the Sun's corona more closely than any previous effort.
Read moreBlack Hole Closest To Earth Found. It Is 10 Times Bigger Than The Sun - NDTV
NDTV News (November 4, 2022, 6:05 pm) - The nearest known black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers utilising the International Gemini Observatory, run by the NOIRLab of the NSF. Read more
Astrophysicists Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth - Gizmodo
Gizmodo.com (November 4, 2022, 5:56 pm) - The dense, dormant object is hiding in plain sight. Read more
NASA's Giant Rocket Rolls Out To Launch Pad For Uncrewed Mission To Moon - NDTV
NDTV News (November 4, 2022, 5:52 pm) - NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon. Read more
Plausible Constraints On The Range of Bulk Terrestrial Exoplanet Compositions in the Solar Neighbourhood - Astrobiology - Astrobiology News
Astrobiology News (November 4, 2022, 5:41 pm) - Rocky planet compositions regulate planetary evolution by affecting core sizes, mantle properties, and melting behaviours. Read more
Surface melting of glass: Physicists make a surprising discovery when they detect surface melting in glasses - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 4, 2022, 5:40 pm) - In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. So the temperature is below the melting point of ice, yet the surface o… Read more
Floppy or not: AI predicts properties of complex metamaterials - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 4, 2022, 5:37 pm) - Given a 3D piece of origami, can you flatten it without damaging it? Just by looking at the design, the answer is hard to predict, because each and every fold in the design has to be compatible with flattening. This is an example of a combinatorial problem. N… Read more
West Kootenay-raised engineering student sets sights on the stars – Kimberley Daily Bulletin - Kimberley Bulletin
Kimberley Bulletin (November 4, 2022, 5:36 pm) -
Biarki Weeks is contributing to a satellite built by the University of Victoria
Read moreMagnetized dead star likely has solid surface - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 4, 2022, 5:33 pm) - A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetized dead star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmosphere. Read more
Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers - The Globe and Mail
The Globe And Mail (November 4, 2022, 5:32 pm) - The closest known black hole to Earth is 10 times more massive than our sun and three times closer than the previous record-holder, scientists say Read more
Ghost Particles Crashing Into Antarctica Reveal Unseen Heart of Nearby Galaxy - CNET
CNET (November 4, 2022, 5:32 pm) - Dozens of neutrino detections help pull back the curtain on nearby galaxy, NGC 1068, like never before. Read more
Liquid crystal metasurface could enable multi-dimensional light field sensing - Phys.org
Phys.Org (November 4, 2022, 5:30 pm) - While conventional photodetectors can only measure light intensity, the light field contains much richer information. This information includes but is not limited to phase, polarization, and spectrum. Read more
Spin photonics to move forward with new anapole probe - Phys.org
Phys.Org (November 4, 2022, 5:20 pm) - Topological nontrivial spin textures are intriguing in various physical systems, ranging from high energy to condensed matter physics. The magnetic Skyrmions formed by a swirling magnetization in magnetic materials have potential applications in high-density … Read more
Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers - BreakingNews.ie
BreakingNews.ie (November 4, 2022, 5:16 pm) - It was identified by observing the motion of its companion star. Read more
NASA's Artemis 1 prepares for third launch attempt - NT News
NT News (November 4, 2022, 5:13 pm) - NASA's Artemis I moon rocket rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building shortly before midnight on Thursday (November 3) and made its way back to the launch pad, in preparation for a third launch attempt. Read more
Sols 3641-3642: Sausages?! On Mars?! – NASA Mars Exploration - NASA Mars Exploration
NASA (November 4, 2022, 5:12 pm) - We are perched just below the "Marker Band," a thin dark band whose origin is unclear. Read more
Astronomers find a giant new galaxy concealed within a puzzling region of the Milk Way - Interesting Engineering
Interesting Engineering (November 4, 2022, 5:11 pm) - Astronomers find a giant "extragalactic structure" concealed behind the Milky Way, shedding light on a mysterious region in space called the "zone of avoidance." Read more
DOMS: What it is, what causes it and how to ease it - Runner's World
Runner's World (UK) (November 4, 2022, 5:11 pm) - Here's what causes delayed onset muscle soreness, what to do once it kicks in and how to reduce your risk of getting it in the first place Read more
China Focus: DAMPE satellite casts new light on cosmic rays - Macau Business
Macau Business (November 4, 2022, 5:03 pm) - China, International, MNA | A Chinese research team has found that high-energy cosmic rays may travel more slowly than expected after analyzing data from the country's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite "Wukong." Read more
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