A brand new, inexpensive catalyst that accelerates the production of oxygen from water

A brand new, inexpensive catalyst that accelerates the production of oxygen from water

by David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 26, 2022 The illustration depicts an electrochemical reaction, which splits water molecules (right, with an oxygen atom in red, and two hydrogen atoms in white) into oxygen molecules (on the left), which occurs within the team’s metal hydroxide organic frameworks structure, depicted as the lattices in … Read more

Scientists have warned that supermassive black holes will collide with each other and distort space and time

Scientists have warned that supermassive black holes will collide with each other and distort space and time

A new study has found that two supermassive black holes will merge within 10,000 years, in a collision that will send ripples across the universe. The research, led by a team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, found that two supermassive black holes, about 9 billion light-years away in deep space, orbit each … Read more

A black hole orbiting next to it – ‘completely unexpected’

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland found that the rotation axis of a[{” attribute=””>black hole in a binary system is tilted more than 40 degrees relative to the axis of stellar orbit. The finding challenges current theoretical models of black hole formation. The observation by the researchers from Tuorla Observatory in Finland is … Read more

SpaceX is set to launch its third Starlink in a row [webcast]

SpaceX is set to launch its third Starlink in a row [webcast]

Update: SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track from Starlink 4-11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California not before (NET) 9:12 a.m. PT (17:12 UTC) Friday, 25 February. The mission will be the third of five consecutive Starlink launches planned for February and March 2022. From Friday, February 25, 9:12 a.m. PST … Read more