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Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(01 May) The Universe’s Gold May Come From a Totally Unexpected Kind of Star </p><p>A forgotten flare from a dead star could explain how the early cosmos got its bling. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ke1ex" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/ke1ex</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/WVYTU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/WVYTU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/c970z" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/c970z</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/magnetars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magnetars</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a>-stars <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>-&amp;-spaceflight</p>
IT News<p>Neutron Flux Impact on Quartz Expansion Rate - Radiation-induced volumetric expansion (RIVE) is a concern for any concrete struct... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/neutron-flux-impact-on-quartz-expansion-rate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/30/neutro</span><span class="invisible">n-flux-impact-on-quartz-expansion-rate/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/quartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quartz</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>How does <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a> compare to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Falcon9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Falcon9</span></a> 4:15 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXZMenw2D0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=DnXZMenw2D</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketLab</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>🔴 October 8, 2024 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketLab</span></a> will challenge the program to hit a 📆 2028 launch window <a href="https://spacenews.com/nasa-awards-rocket-lab-study-contract-for-mars-sample-return" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacenews.com/nasa-awards-rock</span><span class="invisible">et-lab-study-contract-for-mars-sample-return</span></a></p><p>📆 December 2, 2024 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> would rely on <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starship</span></a>. Canceling <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/MSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSR</span></a> would open the door for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> 🇨🇳 to become the first nation to return samples from <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://spacenews.com/foust-forward-who-gets-the-final-word-on-mars-sample-return" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacenews.com/foust-forward-wh</span><span class="invisible">o-gets-the-final-word-on-mars-sample-return</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SampleReturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SampleReturn</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>The cost of a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NewGlenn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewGlenn</span></a> (45 tons) launch will be about $67 million 💰. Elon Musk says that a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starship</span></a> (150 tons) launch would cost only $10 million 💵. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketLab</span></a> is targeting the price of a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a> (13 tons) launch to be $50 million. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GwynneShotwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GwynneShotwell</span></a> noted that 400 Starships will launch 🚀 in the next four years <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5004815-blue-origin-new-glenn-launch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/opinion/technology</span><span class="invisible">/5004815-blue-origin-new-glenn-launch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueOrigin</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceCompany</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>🇪🇺 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Nyx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nyx</span></a> is compatible with <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ariane6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ariane6</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Falcon9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Falcon9</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/H3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H3</span></a>, and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GSLV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSLV</span></a>. The "<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Bikini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bikini</span></a>" reentry demonstrator was intended to demonstrate the company's <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/reentry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reentry</span></a> technology. Unfortunately, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ariane6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ariane6</span></a>'s upper stage failed on its deorbit burn, so the Bikini capsule remains stuck in space. The current timeline for Nyx's debut is 📆 2028 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/how-real-is-this-european-space-startup-that-aims-to-launch-astronauts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">how-real-is-this-european-space-startup-that-aims-to-launch-astronauts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ExplorationCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExplorationCompany</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>Scientists just found a mind-boggling object in deep space - <a href="https://mashable.com/article/neutron-star-discovery-space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mashable.com/article/neutron-s</span><span class="invisible">tar-discovery-space</span></a> "scientists just found an extreme example of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a> star spinning faster than a blender: 716 times per second." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Sir Peter Beck unplugged: “Transporter can do it for free for all we care” - Enlarge / Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck speaks during the opening of the ne... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2033175" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2033175</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peterbeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peterbeck</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rocketlab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketlab</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacex</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>From 05 Jun: Mystery object waits nearly an hour between radio bursts - Enlarge / A slowly rotating neutron star is still our best guess as to the source of the m... <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/radio-telescope-finds-another-mystery-long-repeat-source/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">6/radio-telescope-finds-another-mystery-long-repeat-source/</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a>-stars <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/pulsars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pulsars</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a>-stuff</p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collimators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collimators</span></a> are important components used in neutron scattering. Similar to X-rays, neutrons are used to study energy and matter at the atomic scale. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a> collimators can be thought of as funnels that help guide neutrons toward a detector after they interact with experimental sample materials. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaterialScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutron</span></a> Science <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/04/phy04012401.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2024/04/phy04012401</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>Understanding how a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thermonuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thermonuclear</span></a> flame spreads across the surface of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a> — and what that spreading can tell us about the relationship between the neutron star’s mass and its radius — can also reveal much about the star’s composition. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/phy02202402.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2024/02/phy02202402</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Peter Beck pushes toward a Neutron debut in 2024, but acknowledges challenges - Enlarge / Hello, Hungry Hippo fairing on Neutron. (credit: Rocket Lab) ... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961816" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1961816</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rocketlab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketlab</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>