Scientists have found naturally occurring superconducting materials in extraterrestrial objects for the first time, discovering superconductive grains embedded inside two distinct meteorites that crash-landed on Earth.
The discovery is just the latest to show that meteorites are much more than space debris that falls out of the sky. Recent investigations have turned up meteorite-borne deliveries of possible extraterrestrial proteins , minerals we've never encountered , and materials older than the Solar System itself . But we've never seen something quite like this before.
While you're here, how about this:
The Search for E.T. Goes on Hold, for Now - The New York Times
One of the great science fiction fantasies of all time — that you might discover aliens texting you from outer space on your computer — is about to take a breather.
On March 2, the ringleaders of the seti@home effort, a beleaguered and somewhat diminished band of Berkeley astronomers, announced on their website that they were taking a break. On March 31 the program will stop sending out data and go into "hibernation." The team, they explained, needs time to digest its decades of findings.
Researchers believe interstellar comet Borisov is breaking apart
Since it was first discovered in August 2019, astronomers have been awestruck by interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov. But recent observations of the space object suggest that it could be breaking apart.
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“The total brightness increase is thus about 0.7 mag in 5 days between UT 2020 March 4.3 and 9.3,” the researchers wrote in a note published March 12. “This behavior is strongly indicative of an ongoing nucleus fragmentation.”
Books about pandemics to read in the time of coronavirus | Books | gmtoday.com
Despite King's protestations, readers often look to books to help explain real-world phenomena, especially in bewildering times like these. Here are a few more plague books to consider.
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"The MaddAddam Trilogy" by Margaret Atwood, which includes "Oryx and Crake" (2003), "The Year of the Flood" (2009) and "MaddAddam" (2013), is a masterwork of speculative fiction by the author of "The Handmaid's Tale." Set in a near future in which genetic engineering causes a plague that almost destroys humanity, it's savagely satirical, thrilling and moving.
Not to change the topic here:
Lil Uzi Vert, a Hip-Hop Star Beyond Gatekeepers - The New York Times
Lil Uzi Vert, perhaps the defining rap star of the past few years, is a cipher, a whirlwind, an alien. An accident of history. A chemical recombination of what hip-hop success sounds, looks and, maybe most importantly, feels like in an era in which the old gatekeepers have been all but sidelined. Breakout hits? One or two. Radio? Not so much. Promotional dog-and-pony show? As if.
For a straight-to-the-internet age, he is an unmediated presence — a tough talker and an in-the-clouds dreamer, a visual eccentric who deploys mystery to his advantage. He's as thrilling in the shadows as in the spotlight. Few artists in any genre inspire more fervor, more devotion, more curiosity, more exuberant joy.
Missing Tokyo Fashion Week? 7 Instagram Accounts to Follow for Your Street Style Fix | Vogue
The ideas that made their way onto the streets were fantastical fodder for designers—or, indeed, anyone interested in fashion without boundaries. Sure, you'll have to wait until next season to enjoy the shows in person, but a street style fix is easy to come by. A scroll through the feeds of Instagram's Tokyo trendsetters is almost as good as being there.
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"The big takeaway is that there is superconductivity in the sky, naturally occurring." https://t.co/EHQjpwGmrD futurism (from Brooklyn, NY) Tue Mar 24 17:02:41 +0000 2020
Scientists from Brookhaven and @UCSD have discovered superconductivity in meteorites. https://t.co/o83bHa1mBb BrookhavenLab (from Long Island, New York) Tue Mar 24 13:05:02 +0000 2020
Scientists observe superconductivity in meteorites @ucsandiego @PNASNews https://t.co/dhPpeMXmvn physorg_com Tue Mar 24 14:43:13 +0000 2020
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