A new kind of “phase transition” in water was first proposed 30 years ago in a study by …
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Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries. The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks …
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Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local monks were almost …
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Space
Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Can Strip Planets to Their Rocky Cores
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOver the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more …
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A potentially better way to make oxygen for astronauts in space using magnetism has been proposed by an …
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A new method for shaping matter into complex shapes, with the use of ‘twisted’ light, has been demonstrated …
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A Step Toward Quantum Gravity: Resolving the Problem of Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity arises when a massive object distorts the fabric of space-time the …
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Topology and entanglement are two powerful principles for characterizing the structure of complex quantum states. In a new …
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Space
Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Slowly Recovers After Blowing Its Top
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAnalyzing data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red …
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A new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: …