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Comparing two proposed NASA missions to Jupiter’s moon Io

Thanks to NASA’s Juno mission to the Jupiter system, we’re getting our best looks ever at the gas giant’s volcanic moon Io. Even as Juno provides our best views of the moon, it also deepens our existing questions. Only a dedicated mission to Io can answer those questions, and there are two proposed missions.

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Hubble spots the Tucana Dwarf in the dark

A splatter of stars glows faintly at almost 3 million light-years away in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Known as the Tucana Dwarf for lying in the constellation Tucana, this dwarf galaxy contains a loose bundle of aging stars at the far edge of the Local Group, an aggregation of galaxies including […]

Langbeinites show talents as 3D quantum spin liquids

A 3D quantum spin liquid has been discovered in the vicinity of a member of the langbeinite family. The material’s specific crystalline structure and the resulting magnetic interactions induce an unusual behavior that can be traced back to an island of liquidity. An international team has made this discovery with experiments at the ISIS neutron […]

How do curve balls, cutters, sinkers and sweepers work?

It’s a cliché that “baseball is a game of inches,” but for hitters and pitchers, it’s more a game of millimeters. If the bat hits the ball a fraction of an inch too low or too high, the result is a popup or weak ground ball instead of a solid hit. A slightly larger error, […]

Citizen science project identifies 20 new astronomical discoveries

A citizen science project, which invites members of the public to take part in identifying cosmic explosions, has already identified 20 new astronomical discoveries.

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New ‘chiral vortex’ of light allows chemists to ‘see’ molecules through the mirror

An entirely new structure of light is helping to measure chirality in molecules more accurately and robustly than ever before, in a major potential step for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Astrobiologist explores likelihood of life originating on Earth

Florida Tech astrobiologist Manasvi Lingam has asked life’s biggest questions from a young age. Though he can’t recall his exact queries, he says his interests were perfectly consistent with those of other children: dinosaurs and aliens.

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From sun to Earth: A new network for comprehensive space weather monitoring

There’s a lot going on between Earth’s atmosphere and the sun. Accurately forecasting conditions in this area of space is challenging but critical to the safety of astronauts, satellites, and even ground-based systems such as power grids. Doing so requires using a combination of monitoring techniques to track specific aspects of the sun, solar wind, […]

The Quinametzin Giants Of Aztec Mythology—Builders of The Pyramid Of Cholula And Teotihuacan

One of the most fascinating histories in Mesoamerica belongs without a doubt, to the ancient Aztec people.

The Aztecs (also called Mexica Culture) were a pre-Columbian civilization of the Mesoamerican region, which flourished between the 14th and 16th centuries AD, in the corresponding territory of Mexico.

The Aztec spoke Nahuatl, and their culture developed […]

Validation of superconductor theory: Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals

A superconductivity theory proposed by a Würzburg physics team has been validated in an international experiment that showed Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals. The finding will enable new technological applications such as superconducting diodes.

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A mechanism that transfers energy from nitrogen to argon enables bidirectional cascaded lasing in atmospheric air

To produce light, lasers typically rely on optical cavities, pairs of mirrors facing each other that amplify light by bouncing it back and forth. Recently, some physicists have been investigating the generation of “laser light” in open air without the use of optical cavities, a phenomenon known as cavity-free lasing in atmospheric air.

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NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space

NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they’ve been waiting since June.

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Could we ever harness quantum vacuum energy?

The fabric of spacetime is roiling with vibrating quantum fields, known as vacuum energy. It’s right there, everywhere we look. But could we ever get anything out of it?

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6 Amazing ‘Pieces Of Evidence’ That Hint Giants Existed On Earth

Countless ancient texts—including the Bible—mention a time when Giants walked on Earth.

But we all know Giants aren’t real, right?

Countless ancient civilizations around the globe mention in their folklore and mythologies creatures of immense stature. Giants. Massive humanoids, that once walked the Earth.

They are spoken of both in the Bible and in […]

How particles of light may be producing drops of the perfect liquid

The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator may be producing the world’s tiniest droplets of liquid, right under scientists’ noses. Researchers are digging into this subatomic enigma.

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