Science news articles about 'initial explosion'

  • NC State astrophysicist discovers youngest known supernova in Milky Way

    ... 16 percent in just 22 years, suggesting that the initial explosion had occurred only 140 years ago – ... formation of new stars. In fact, a supernova explosion may have helped prod our own solar system ...
  • Supernova birth seen for first time

    ... now, observations of these objects have been of the aftermath, typically several days after the initial explosion, not the first instance of death. Astrophysicists have predicted nearly 4 decades ago ...
  • Powerful explosions in Sofia

    ... EEST (3:30 GMT) this morning. The Ministry of Interior announced the incident. According to initial information the explosions took place in a warehouse for dismantling munitions in the area around ...
  • The quiet explosion

    ... had lost so much mass that at the time of the explosion the star had a mass of only 8-10 solar ... uncovering the very diverse properties of stellar explosions," explains Guido Chincarini, co-author and ...
  • Explosives go 'green'

    ... (more than 97 percent pure TATB), which will lead to a better formulated material for explosive applications. The solvents and the dissolution process developed by the TMI team have applications in ...
  • Foot-dragging Mars rover finds Yellowstone-like hot spring deposits

    ... Home Plate, which the rover team already knew was a volcanic feature. "Home Plate came from an explosive volcanic event with water or ice being involved," he explains. "We saw where rocks were thrown ...
  • Engineering researcher seeks answers to asteroid deflection

    ... velocity change of a 1-kilometer asteroid. However, we have to determine how close the nuclear explosion must be to effectively change the orbital trajectories of asteroids of different types, sizes, ...
  • Surgical conditions in Africa are given low priority despite causing death and disability

    ... strategies addressing clinician migration and capacity building are needed." In addition, while there has been an explosion of donor aid to support infectious disease control, there has been little ...
  • Type and severity of combat wounds in Iraq war have changed over time

    ... , from 0.88 percent to 5.5 percent In the second phase of the war, the use of improvised explosive devices by insurgents has resulted in more fragment wounds and a higher percentage of critically ...
  • Premiere for Europe: Jules Verne refuels the ISS

    ... Station's (ISS) own Russian-built propulsion tanks. Because of the toxic and explosive characteristics of the hydrazine, the transfer is done through dedicated pipes located outside the pressurized ...
  • Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity

    ... outweigh the costs typically attributed to such proximity." The study comes during a period of explosive growth in the creation of nature reserves. Over the past 30 years, studies show the amount of ...
  • Multitasking nanotechnology

    ... Fun-SMARTs project of ESF's SONS initiative. In her talk, which won the symposium's most original ... another molecule the electron triggers an often-explosive chemical reaction. PTM radicals are different ...
  • August 2008 Geology and GSA Today media highlights

    ... the catastrophic collapse of the chamber roof following the explosive eruption of viscous magma. The primary goal of ... Lusi mud eruption: Earthquake versus drilling initiation Mark Tingay et al., Dept. ...
  • Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces

    Detecting deadly fumes in subways, toxic gases in chemical spills, and hidden explosives in baggage is becoming easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman ...
  • Dust and gas in the early universe

    ... question of how the first stars evolved is so important because their formations and eventual explosions provided the seeds for subsequent stars to come into being. According to their simulation, ...

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