This newly expanded and thoroughly updated third edition examines accretion as a source of energy in both binary star systems containing compact objects, and in active galactic nuclei. Assuming a ...

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements ...

One of the key components for the evolution of life as we know it is the presence of “volatiles”: elements and compounds that ...

Truss, M. R. Wynn, G. A. Murray, J. R. and King, A. R. 2002. The origin of the rebrightening in soft X-ray transient outbursts. Monthly Notices of the Royal ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

Modern astronomy has clung to the belief that the relativistic outflows or jets, responsible for the existence of ...

Accretion of discount means that, over time, the value of a discounted security increases, as its maturity date approaches. In accounting terms, it is a process used to adjust the value of a bond ...

Derry professor Dr Matt Nicholl and his international colleagues have made a major new cosmic discovery regarding black holes ...

The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called "planetesimals" in ...

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Serious data gaps exist in Ocean Ecosystem Accounts which is preventing the country to have true glimpse ...

Preliminary assessment of the beaches for possible accretion or erosion for both public ... debris and standing water on some roadways. Drivers are urged to use caution when traveling and ...