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WASHINGTON — Facing rising costs, the European Space Agency is looking at ways to revise the design of a large X-ray space telescope, an effort that could have implications for NASA’s own astrophysics program. ESA selected the Athena mission in 2014 as one of the two flagship astrophysical missions, along with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Athena — the name comes from the Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics — will launch in the mid-2030s to study supermassive black holes, supernova explosions, and other X-ray sources using large X-ray mirrors. At the time of the election, each mission had an estimated cost to ESA of 1.05 billion euros ($1.07 billion), or about 1.17 billion euros today, said Paul McNamara, ESA’s astronomy and astrophysics coordinator, during a July 21 presentation to NASA astronomers and astrophysicists. committee. However, in 2019, the combined price of Athens and LISA has grown to 2.5 billion euros. As of May 2022, LISA had a...

Behind the ancient facade of this verdant Victorian cottage lies a VERY modern house with a luxurious design and an epic garden hideaway you’ve never seen The stately modern home has been shortlisted for a major design award and it’s not hard to see why Normandy House is located on the Melbourne seaside Brighton, half an hour south of the city centre Its ancient heritage facade hides contemporary chic extensions and renovations of epic proportions The original Victorian home was faithfully restored to preserve details such as the ornate ceilings, cornices and arches While the stunning extension features a large living room with two-story windows and a luxurious kitchen Outside there is a lush Asian-inspired Zen garden, a raised swimming pool and sunken lounges under the rooftop garden By Louise Allingham For The Australian Daily Published: 12:07 p.m. EDT, 27 July 2022 | Updated: 12:43 PM EDT, 27 July 2022 Advertisement ...

MIT scientists have observed that when several starfish embryos spin to the surface, they are attracted to one another and spontaneously assemble into organized crystal-like structures. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers, colored by MIT News In the early stages, long before growing their signature appendages, starfish embryos resemble tiny beads, spinning in the water like miniature ball bearings. Now, MIT scientists have observed that when several starfish embryos spin onto the surface of the water, they are attracted to one another and spontaneously assemble into surprisingly organized crystal-like structures. Even more curiously, these collective “living crystals” can exhibit a peculiar elasticity, an exotic property in which the spinning of individual units—in this case, the embryo—creates much larger ripples throughout the structure. The researchers found this rippling crystal configuration can persist for a relatively ...

With seven bedrooms and space for 14 cars, an upscale Townsville property has hit the market, but anyone moving will also call Australia’s first medical institution home. There are currently two modern kitchens and five bathrooms – one with a spa bath – but the property was originally built to study tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever in the early 1900s. The facility opened in 1913 before services were moved to Sydney in 1930. ( Provided: JCU ) James Cook University professor of public health and tropical medicine, Peter Leggat, spent 20 years working at the property known as the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine. “It was the first medical institute in Australia, beating all the others in the whole of Australia … it was the first robbery … and it was amazing to set up in Townsville,” he said. This property has a kitchen on each level and two laundries. ( Provided: realestate.com.au ) Professor Leggat says the building’s consta...