Unbound - Deep Tech & Space Insights | No 217
The Science of Human Teleportation: A Quantum Physics Exploration
By Riazor Science | 6-minute read
Quantum physics has brought us closer to the idea of human teleportation, though it remains a theoretical frontier. Researchers explore how entanglement and quantum states could enable the transfer of matter or information without physical movement. While actual human teleportation is far from achievable, breakthroughs in quantum computing and communications could revolutionize how we connect and transfer data.
Energy Then and Now: Lessons From a 1977 Cartoon
By CleanTechnica | 5-minute read
A whimsical 1977 cartoon underscores the evolution of energy use, from fossil fuels to renewable sources. This light-hearted retrospective highlights societal shifts toward sustainability while showing the historical context of energy debates. The contrast between past projections and modern-day advancements offers valuable insights into how innovation reshapes industries and lifestyles.
Global Cybercrime Crackdowns: A New Era for Cybersecurity
By The Conversation | 7-minute read
Recent international crackdowns signal a global shift in cybersecurity approaches. With coordinated efforts targeting ransomware and dark web marketplaces, nations are taking unprecedented steps to protect digital ecosystems. Experts note that these operations reflect a move towards proactive defense strategies, potentially reshaping how cyber threats are addressed on a global scale.
🌙 NASA - Best Photo from Last Week
Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, UGC 10043 is one of the somewhat rare spiral galaxies that we see edge-on.
This edge-on viewpoint makes the galaxy’s disk appear as a sharp line through space, with its prominent dust lanes forming thick bands of clouds that obscure our view of the galaxy’s glow. If we could fly above the galaxy, viewing it from the top down, we would see this dust scattered across UGC 10043, possibly outlining its spiral arms. Despite the dust’s obscuring nature, some active star-forming regions shine out from behind the dark clouds. We can also see that the galaxy’s center sports a glowing, almost egg-shaped ‘bulge’, rising far above and below the disk. All spiral galaxies have a bulge similar to this one as part of their structure. These bulges hold stars that orbit the galactic center on paths above and below the whirling disk; it’s a feature that isn’t normally obvious in pictures of galaxies. The unusually large size of this bulge compared to the galaxy’s disk is possibly due to UGC 10043 siphoning material from a nearby dwarf galaxy. This may also be why its disk appears warped, bending up at one end and down at the other.
Like most full-color Hubble images, this image is a composite, made up of several individual snapshots taken by Hubble at different times, each capturing different wavelengths of light. One notable aspect of this image is that the two sets of data that comprise this image were collected 23 years apart, in 2000 and 2023! Hubble’s longevity doesn’t just afford us the ability to produce new and better images of old targets; it also provides a long-term archive of data which only becomes more and more useful to astronomers.
Text credit: European Space Agency
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Windhorst, W. Keel
For more information: science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-captures-an-edge-...
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