The 2023 season of the Canadian Stratospheric Balloon Design Challenge concluded last week with a remarkable story about the UBC Okanagan team.
CAN-SBX Student Team Overcomes Wildfire Threat to Perform Stratospheric Radiation Research
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Spinning Propeller Star Slingshots Plasma at 7 Million MPH
The fastest-spinning white dwarf on record completes a full rotation in 25 seconds.Charles Q. Choi, Contributor (Inside Science) — Astronomers have detected the fastest-spinning white dwarf star found yet — one that researchers say acts […]
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Van Allen Radiation Belts: 21 Fun Facts
An artist’s depiction with cutaway section of the two giant donuts of radiation, called the Van Allen Belts, that surround Earth. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio Radiation Belts — Fun Facts Two radiation […]
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Nuclear Pore Complex: Cellular Environments Shape Molecular Architecture
A model of the human nuclear pore complex depicts the major proteins that make up the pore’s three rings. Top to bottom: The Cytoplasmic Ring is blue and yellow; the Inner Ring is orange and […]