Astronomers detect lowest mass dark object ever measured using gravitational lensing

Dark matter is an enigmatic form of matter not expected to emit light, yet it is essential to understanding how the rich ...

V717 Andromedae is an active low mass ratio contact binary, observations reveal

Astronomers from Australia and Serbia have performed multi-band photometric observations of a binary star known as V717 ...
New Scientist

Is the universe really one big black hole?

According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density ...
IEEE

Microalgal Density and Mass Estimation Using Low-Cost Spectrometer: NIR-VIS Modeling With Evolutionary Optimization

Abstract: Estimating microalgal concentration can be a nontrivial endeavor due to their nonlinearity at high cell densities. The conventional estimation method is cell counting, which is time ...
Crux

Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about LGBTQ+ issues and the liturgy

People wait for the Angelus by Pope Leo XIV on July 27 in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen [Editor’s Note: These are the sixth excerpts of a two-part interview between Pope Leo ...
IEEE

A Multivariate Nonlinear Regression-Based Method for Calculating Lightning Ablation Mass of Metal Mesh in Wind Turbine Blades

Abstract: Lightning strikes have posed a severe threat to the operational safety of wind turbines. As an additional lightning-protection measure, metal meshes have been deployed on a number of ...
New York Post

Dr. Anthony Fauci called back before Congress after his requests to ‘delete’ government emails uncovered by Sen. Rand Paul

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been asked to return to Congress to answer questions about emails uncovered by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) showing the former White House COVID-19 czar asking colleagues ...