‘Supermoon’ Science: NASA Explains the Closest Full Moon Until 2034

Summary:

To help explain the science behind supermoons, and what makes the November supermoon particularly special, Space.com spoke with NASA’s Noah Petro, deputy scientist of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.

http://www.space.com/34714-supermoon-science-nasa-explains-closest-full-moon.html

World’s smallest magnifying glass makes it possible to see chemical bonds between atoms

Summary:

For centuries, scientists believed that light, like all waves, couldn’t be focused down smaller than its wavelength, just under a millionth of a meter. Now, researchers have created the world’s smallest magnifying glass, which focuses light a billion times more tightly, down to the scale of single atoms.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110151314.htm

Breakthrough in the quantum transfer of information between matter and light

Summary:

From stationary to flying qubits at speeds never reached before…. This feat brings us a little closer to the era when information is transmitted via quantum principles.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110212720.htm

Time Lapse: Refraction

Summary:

Have you ever wondered why a spoon or a pencil will bend in a cup of water? Light bends as it passes through a more dense material and it distorts what you see. Click on the article to read more and see some really interesting animation.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/11/12/time_lapse_animation_refraction_shows_light_bending_near_the_horizon.html

‘Arrival’ and the Raw Power of Smart Sci-Fi

Summary:

“Arrival” is the best sci-fi movie of the year because it does what science fiction does best: It encourages thoughtful conjecture and lateral thinking

http://www.space.com/34705-arrival-and-the-raw-power-of-smart-sci-fi.html

Derek White

www.geekpreacher.com

http://about.me/geekpreacher