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Using magnetism for more efficient oxygen production in space

Since sending the first human into space in the 1960s, the solution to one key challenge has remained elusive: the efficient and reliable production of oxygen in space. On the International Space Station, this problem is addressed by heavy and energy-intensive systems that are not ideal for long-duration space missions.

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A smart accelerator for qubits: Spin-orbit approach boosts both speed and stability

There are high hopes for quantum computers: they are supposed to perform specific calculations much faster than current supercomputers and, therefore, solve scientific and practical problems that are insurmountable for ordinary computers. The centerpiece of a quantum computer is the quantum bit, qubit for short, which can be realized in different ways—for instance, using the […]

Couple has daylight sighting of two bigfoots crossing road in Goethe State Forest (Report 78876)

Class A; July 2025; Florida, Levy County

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‘A safety issue more than anything’: N.C. sheriff supports deputies wearing face coverings

“It’s not a mask, it is just simply a face covering, which is for our … tactical teams because they do some dangerous stuff sometimes,” Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said

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Orbital debris detection system developed for spacecraft

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed and tested a micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) detection and characterization system designed for satellites and spacecraft to monitor impacts from space debris. The system provides critical post-impact data, ensuring awareness of an impact even when damage is not immediately apparent.

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How did Jupiter’s Galilean moons form? Scientists explore moon formation theories

We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we’re not as familiar with. Scientists think they understand how the most important moon in our solar system (our own) formed, but its violent birth is not the norm, and can’t explain larger moon systems like […]

Sensing single ballistic electrons: High-speed method tracks fleeting quantum events

Researchers at NPL have reported a novel high-speed charge sensing method for ballistic electrons, a potentially useful technique in the fields of electron quantum optics, quantum electrical metrology, flying qubit technology, and signal sensing.

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Excavating Eridu: Observations explore nature of massive ancient galaxy

By analyzing the data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and elsewhere have probed the properties of a massive and old galaxy designated SMILES-GS-191748. Results of the study, published August 7 on the pre-print server arXiv, shed more light on the nature […]

Elegant theory predicts the chaos created by bubbles

A team of international researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Johns Hopkins University and Duke University has discovered that a century-old theory describing turbulence in fluids also applies to a very bubbly problem: how rising bubbles stir the water around them.

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2,000-year-old underground city discovered by scientists—what it contains is terrifying

A ‘lost’ 2.000-year-old underground city has been unearthed by experts in Iran, what they found inside was completely unexpected and terrifying.

Image Credit:: IRNA / ABDOLLAH HEIDARI

Located in the area near the city of Samen, archaeologists excavated the remains of around 50 large underground rooms that served as houses some 2,000 years ago.

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2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say

The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call in Tremonton; after the officers were shot, bystanders persuaded the man to put down his weapon

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Evidence of advanced ancient civilizations on Earth—over 100,000 years ago?

The idea that advanced ancient civilizations existed on Earth in the distant past has captured the interest of authors, historians, and archaeologists across the globe. Every once in a while, experts make discoveries that completely change everything we know about history. What if, in the distant past—as far as 100,000 years ago—Earth was inhabited […]

Daylight sighting by two witnesses driving on State Route 26 outside Grafton Notch State Park (Report 78973)

Class A; August 2025; Maine, Oxford County

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25 shocking facts about the Great Sphinx of Giza that are missing from history books

The great Sphinx of Giza is considered an ancient marvel not only because of its size and confusing design but because of the countless mysteries that surround this ancient structure. Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians have no records about the Sphinx being built? Curiously, this ancient monument was discovered–almost entirely buried in […]

AG: Suspect grabbed officer’s gun, shot cop during 2024 traffic stop

During a traffic stop, the man resisted arrest, disarmed multiple officers and fired a shot that wounded one before Lansing police returned fire

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