Remnants of a Shattered Star Discovered in Milky Way
This composite image of supernova remnant G306.3-0.9 merges Chandra X-ray observations (blue), infrared data acquired by the Spitzer Space Telescope (red and cyan) and radio observations (purple) from the Australia Telescope Compact Array. The image is 20 arcminutes across, which corresponds to 150 light-years at the remnant's estimated distance. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Michigan/M. Reynolds et al; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA
Penn State Researchers Part of $194 Million National Semiconductor Research Effort
The Closest Star System Found in a Century
WISE J104915.57-531906 was discovered through its rapid motion across the sky, which is shown in these images taken between 1978 and 2010 by the Digitized Sky Survey, the Two Micron All-Sky Survey, and the WISE satellite. Credit: NASA/STScI/JPL/IPAC/University of Massachusetts
Oldest Known Star Gets a Birthdate Update
This image is an illustration of the oldest star ever found in our solar neighborhood. The aging star, cataloged as HD 140283, lies 190.1 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild and F. Summers (STScI)
Climate Change Effect on Plant Communities Is Buffered By Large Herbivores, New Research Suggests
An adult male caribou in Greenland. Credit: Eric Post, Penn State University
Engineering control theory helps create dynamic brain model
Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance
Marilyn Roossinck
New, Multifunctional Electronic Devices May Soon Be Possible, New Research Suggests
Schematic drawing of the multiferroic tunnel junction of two polarization configurations. The red layer is the ferroelectric barrier and the green layer is the interface that undergoes metal-to-insulator as well as magnetic-phase transition when the barrier polarization is reversed. Credit: Li lab, Penn State University
Statistics help clear fog for better climate change picture
Murali Haran
Flu Outbreaks Modeled By New Study of Classroom Schedules
Using high-school schedule data, researchers have developed a low-cost but effective method to model disease networks and to determine how to focus disease-control strategies based on which individuals are most likely to spread the infection. Credit: Salathé lab, Penn State University
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