The Black Holes That Burp Years After They Eat
The Black Holes That Burp Years After They Eat Featured image: [Artist’s concept of a tidal disruption event showing a star being spaghettified and a delayed outflow; credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss] When a star strays too close to a supermassive black hole, the result is violent: tidal forces shred the star into a stream of gas in […]
Acupuncture activates GABA neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus to treat insomnia, mouse study shows
Acupuncture activates GABA neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus to treat insomnia, mouse study shows A new mechanistic study from Chinese researchers provides some of the strongest evidence yet that acupuncture improves sleep by directly activating GABAergic neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), a brain region long recognized as a gatekeeper of sleep and […]
Obstructive sleep apnea and perinatal outcomes in a Japanese pregnancy cohort
Obstructive sleep apnea and perinatal outcomes in a Japanese pregnancy cohort Lead. Obstructive sleep apnea may be more common among pregnant women with lower body mass index than previously assumed, according to a new prospective study of a Japanese cohort. The findings suggest that screening thresholds developed largely in Western populations may miss cases in […]
Amateur Astronomer Discovers Pencil-Thin Gas Trail Crossing the Veil Supernova Remnant
Amateur Astronomer Discovers Pencil-Thin Gas Trail Crossing the Veil Supernova Remnant Featured image: [Deep H-alpha image of the Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) showing the narrow trail-like feature; credit: D. Martinez-Delgado et al.] A narrow, perfectly collimated trail of glowing gas cutting across the Veil Supernova Remnant has been discovered in deep amateur astronomical images, […]
US-Iran Stand Down
Both sides say the shooting has stopped. The question is for how long. The United States and Iran have agreed to “stand down” after a weekend of escalating tit-for-tat strikes that brought the Persian Gulf closer to open war than at any point since the two countries began negotiating in the spring. A US official […]
China Establishes National VLEO Industry Alliance as Satellites Prove Sustained Low-Orbit Operations
China Establishes National VLEO Industry Alliance as Satellites Prove Sustained Low-Orbit Operations Featured image: [Artist’s concept of a satellite operating in very low Earth orbit with atmospheric glow visible; credit: CASIC / China Space News] China has formalized its push into very low Earth orbit with the establishment of a national industry alliance, bringing together […]