http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-research-reveals-fluctuating-atmosphere-of-jupiter-s-volcanic-moon
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin atmosphere that collapses in the shadow of Jupiter, condensing as ice, according to a new study by
NASA-funded researchers. The study reveals the freezing effects of Jupiter’s shadow during daily eclipses on the moon’s volcanic gases.

“This research is the first time scientists have observed this remarkable phenomenon directly, improving our understanding of this
geologically active moon,” said Constantine Tsang, a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The study was
published Aug. 2 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

Io is the most volcanically active object in the solar system. The volcanoes are caused by tidal heating, the result of gravitational
forces from Jupiter and other moons. These forces result in geological activity, most notably volcanoes that emit umbrella-like plumes
of sulfur dioxide gas that can extend up to 300 miles (480 kilometers) above Io and produce extensive basaltic lava fields that can
flow for hundreds of miles.

Radio astronomy reveals millions of years of the supernova remnant 1987A’s life.
Distant hissing tells of a famous exploded star’s past | Astronomy.com
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/08/distant-hissing-tells-of-a-famous-stars-past

These 6 wheels have explored 13.51 kilometers inside Gale crater on Mars (Curio, Sol 1416).

Earth and Jupiter Seen in a Single Photo Taken From Mars
http://petapixel.com/2012/08/26/earth-and-jupiter-seen-in-a-single-photo-taken-from-mars/

VIRGO: úžasná doba pro fyziku!

Paul Halpern mi napsal na Twitteru, díky čemuž u mně proběhla špička tohoto týdne už v pondělí! :)
Jemu patří i poděkování za obě poslední videa.

Rare footage of the 1927 Solvay physics conference, including Einstein, Schrödinger & Bohr
Solvay Physics Conference 1927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZdZUouzBY


Solvay Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference

Why Gamma Ray Bursts Are the Most Epic of All Apocalyptic Scenarios | Motherboard
http://motherboard.vice.com/...d/why-gamma-ray-bursts-are-the-most-epic-of-all-apocalyptic-scenarios
Asteroid impacts. Nuclear war. Unhinged climate change. These are all respectable, solid entries into the great pantheon
of doomsday scenarios that could wipe out life on Earth.

But when it comes to sheer destructive flair, gamma ray bursts (GRBs) take the apocalyptic cake. Forged in catastrophic
cosmic disruptions like supernovae and neutron star mergers, GRBs are the brightest phenomena in the universe. Capable of
releasing more energy in a single second than the Sun will in its entire lifetime of ten billion years, these bursts are
essentially the universe’s unique riff on projectile barfing.

Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLykC1VN7NY

Is Earthly Life Premature from a Cosmic Perspective?2016-17 | www.cfa.harvard.edu/
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2016-17
The universe is 13.8 billion years old, while our planet formed just 4.5 billion years ago. Some scientists think this time gap means that life on other
planets could be billions of years older than ours. However, new theoretical work suggests that present-day life is actually premature from a cosmic perspective.

"If you ask, 'When is life most likely to emerge?' you might naively say, 'Now,'" says lead author Avi Loeb of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
"But we find that the chance of life grows much higher in the distant future."

Life as we know it first became possible about 30 million years after the Big Bang, when the first stars seeded the cosmos with the necessary elements like carbon
and oxygen. Life will end 10 trillion years from now when the last stars fade away and die. Loeb and his colleagues considered the relative likelihood of life
between those two boundaries.