Saturday, August 9, 2014

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Sleep deficiency and sleep medication use in astronauts

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 06:58 PM PDT

In an extensive study of sleep monitoring and sleeping pill use in astronauts, researchers found that astronauts suffer considerable sleep deficiency in the weeks leading up to and during space flight. The research also highlights widespread use of sleeping medication use among astronauts.

White dwarfs crashing into neutron stars explain loneliest supernovae

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 06:58 PM PDT

Astronomers and astrophysicists have found that some of the Universe's loneliest supernovae are likely created by the collisions of white dwarf stars into neutron stars.

A Step closer to understanding the birth of the sun

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 11:57 AM PDT

Researchers are a step closer to understanding the birth of the sun. Scientists have investigated the solar system's prehistoric phase and the events that led to the birth of the sun.

The black hole at the birth of the Universe

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 11:56 AM PDT

The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it? Three Perimeter Institute researchers have a new idea about what might have come before the big bang. It's a bit perplexing, but it is grounded in sound mathematics and is it testable?

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