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Earliest, hottest galaxy cluster gas on record challenges cosmological models

An international team of astronomers led by Canadian researchers has found something the universe wasn’t supposed to have: a galaxy cluster blazing with hot gas just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, far earlier and hotter than theory predicts.

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Why astronomy needs a giant in the Canary Islands

Size matters when it comes to telescopes. The bigger they are, the farther they can see. Prioritizing constructing large ones is therefore high on the priority list for many observational organizations. But doing so comes at a cost, and not just in terms of money. Finding a suitable site can be a challenge, and that […]

Fault-tolerant quantum computing: Novel protocol efficiently reduces resource cost

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could soon outperform classical computers on some complex computational problems. These computers rely on qubits, units of quantum information that share states with each other via a quantum mechanical effect known as entanglement.

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Judge dismisses proposed consent decree agreement with Louisville PD

A U.S. district judge wrote that “the responsibility to lead the [LMPD] in compliance with federal law must remain with the city’s elected representatives and the people they serve.”

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Solar flares and stellar flares hit differently

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it’s also the star we understand the most. As we’ve observed it over the centuries, we’ve learned that the sun is not an immortal constant. It goes through active and quiet cycles, it has become warmer over geologic time scales, and it occasionally batters Earth with […]

Making sense of quantum gravity in five dimensions

Quantum theory and Einstein’s theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works extremely well in its own domain: Quantum theory explains how atoms and particles behave, while general relativity describes gravity and the structure of spacetime. However, despite many decades of effort, scientists still do not have a […]

Scientists have unlocked the power of gold atoms but is this technology new or ancient?

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For those who follow the stories of the ancient Sumerian tablets first discovered in the 1800s, you know that gold is central to the story. The Anunnaki, extraterrestrials from another planet, mined for precious gold in southern Africa when they arrived on Earth. The element has unique qualities that make […]

Five Ancient Petroglyphs and Cave Paintings that depict ‘Ancient Aliens’

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Thousands of years ago, ancient people around the globe created a number of petroglyphs and cave paintings. Why ancient man depicted strange beings with 5 or 6 fingers, helmets, sandals, and what appear to be space suits is a mystery no one has been able to answer.

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Did ancient people or giants create these giant sculptures, tombs, and shrines on Sardinia?

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The Island of Sardinia, west of the Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea, holds many ancient secrets. Today, ancient astronaut theorists are most interested in the monumental tombs and other sites that seem to indicate a race of giants who used advanced technology. If not giants, it’s still unexplainable using […]

Video: Minn. officers fire through windshield during armed suspect pursuit

As one St. Paul officer exited the cruiser, the other fired through the windshield when the armed man pointed a gun at them

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Quick-thinking Minn. officer uses cruiser to push burning EV away from gas pumps

Brooklyn Center police and firefighters worked together to contain the fire, which required 30,000 gallons of water to suppress

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San Diego Police roll out handheld testing device for on-scene drug tests

SoToxa tests for cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines and THC via a saliva swab

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The ‘faked moon landing’ and other bizarre moon-related conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen these days, and most people have at least one they believe in. From the moon being made of cheese and the Twin Towers going down in flames on 9/11 after planes crashed into them to crop circles and more, there are often good reasons why the conspiracies […]

Galactic globular cluster loses stars through tidal stripping, observations reveal

Using the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), astronomers have observed a nearby galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6569. Results of the observational campaign, published December 22 on the arXiv preprint server, indicate that this galaxy is actively losing stars through tidal stripping.

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What happened to the Anasazi people? Science may have figured it out

The disappearance of the Ancient Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, from Chaco Canyon in the 12th century is an enduring mystery that is still debated to this day, but a Colorado University paleoclimatologist believes he has solved part of the puzzle.

Located in New Mexico within the Four Corners region, Chaco Culture National […]