Physics and Astronomy News Archive: January 2016

Image: Space-Time Continuum Rainbow

Space-Time Continuum Rainbow

Source: U of Warsaw   Posted: 1/17/16

Physicists have shown that in models of the Universe using any of the quantum theories of gravity there must also be a 'rainbow' of sorts, composed of different versions of spacetime.
Image: New Theory of Secondary Inflation

New Theory of Secondary Inflation

Source: BNL   Posted: 1/15/16

Physicists suggest a smaller secondary inflationary period in the moments after the Big Bang could account for the abundance of the mysterious matter.
Image: A new way to store solar heat

A new way to store solar heat

Source: MIT   Posted: 1/15/16

Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later.
Image: New Evidence About Star and Planet Formation

New Evidence About Star and Planet Formation

Source: NRAO   Posted: 1/10/16

A study of young stars and their surroundings has produced dramatic new evidence about how multiple-star systems form.