Physics
NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
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Astronomy

Spacecraft deflects asteroid
Spacecraft deliberately collides with moon orbiting asteroid
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Acknowledgment

New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator
Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP
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Astronomy

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
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Astronomy

Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
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Nanotechnology

Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
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Acknowledgment

UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
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Physics

Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury
Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries
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ASTRONOMY

Preventing impact with Earth
Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth
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Video

Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change
Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02
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Astronomy

Two planets, similar but different
Known as the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune are similar in composition, mass, and size, but they are different shades of blue
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ASTROPHYSICS

Astronomers identify 30 exocomets in Beta Pictoris
Astronomers identify at least 30 exocomets orbiting the extrasolar system Beta Pictoris
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PHYSICS

The physics of flight
Mathematical model can reproduce the flight behavior of bird flocks
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Video

With Brazilian optic fibers, Japanese telescope Subaru promises to widen observations on the Universe
Equipment set in Hawaii may significantly improve the ability to study distant galaxies and very weak stars | 2'52
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