Physics and Astronomy News Archive: November 2014

Image: Philae Probe Lands on the Rosetta Comet

Philae Probe Lands on the Rosetta Comet

Source: ESA   Posted: 11/12/14

ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved.
Image: New Technique for Generating Electricity Demonstrated

New Technique for Generating Electricity Demonstrated

Source: VTT   Posted: 11/10/14

Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for generating electrical energy from mechanical vibrations.
Image: Astronomers Solve Puzzle About Bizarre Object at the Center of our Galaxy

Astronomers Solve Puzzle About Bizarre Object at the Center of our Galaxy

Source: UCLA   Posted: 11/5/14

Latest research suggests enormous black hole drove two binary stars to merge into one.