Physics and Astronomy News Archive: November 2022

Image: Magma on Mars likely

Magma on Mars likely

Source: ETH   Posted: 11/15/22

Researchers report that seismic signals indicate vulcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface.
Image: Gratzel solar cells achieve a new record

Gratzel solar cells achieve a new record

Source: EPFL   Posted: 11/13/22

Scientists at EPFL have increased the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (
Image: Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours

Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours

Source: NASA   Posted: 11/10/22

Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal
Image: The Most Precise Accounting Yet of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

The Most Precise Accounting Yet of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

Source: Harvard   Posted: 11/8/22

Astrophysicists have performed a powerful new analysis that places the most precise limits yet on the composition and evolution of the universe.
Image: Scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

Scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

Source: UChicago   Posted: 11/7/22

Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal.
Image: Stunning Meteoroid Impact Detected on Mars

Stunning Meteoroid Impact Detected on Mars

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 11/4/22

The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space.
Image: Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Source: MIT   Posted: 11/2/22

Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn’t damage the material.