Earth’s history written in the stars: Zircon crystals reveal galactic influence

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth’s crust, showing its development was shaped by the impact of meteorites during its journey through the Milky Way and not solely through internal processes as was previously widely considered.

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If quantum computing is answering unknowable questions, how do we know they’re right?

Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine, cryptography and more.

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JWST observations discover a small star-forming complex

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected what appears to be a faint and small star-forming complex. The discovery of the new complex, which received the designation LAP2, is detailed in a research paper published Sept. 8 on the arXiv preprint server.

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In search of exo-Neptunes: TOI-421 planetary system reveals inclined orbital architecture

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS, the University of Warwick, and the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, has launched an ambitious program to map exoplanets located around the Neptunian Desert. The goal: to better understand the formation and evolution of […]

Mapping the universe, faster and with the same accuracy

If you think a galaxy is big, compare it to the size of the universe: it’s just a tiny dot which, together with a huge number of other tiny dots, forms clusters that aggregate into superclusters, which in turn weave into filaments threaded with voids—an immense 3D skeleton of our universe.

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Exploring the Secret Chambers beneath the Pyramids and the Sphinx

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Is there really something like “Forbidden Archaeology?” Or is it just another concept highlighted by conspiracy theorists to suggest archaeologists do not present all of their discoveries to the public?

Some would say it is just nonsense, but there has been a great number of hushed-away discoveries that suggest otherwise.

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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars—an astrobiologist explains the findings

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from a unique, striped rock called Cheyava Falls. The rover’s instruments then analyzed the sample, which is called Sapphire Canyon, and surveyed the surrounding rock.

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New layered material successfully confines terahertz light to the nanoscale

A new study has successfully demonstrated the confinement of terahertz (THz) light to nanoscale dimensions using a new type of layered material. This could lead to improvements in optoelectronic devices such as infrared emitters used in remote controls and night vision and terahertz optics desired for physical security and environmental sensing.

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NASA analysis shows sun’s activity ramping up

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case in point: Since the 1980s, the amount of solar activity had been steadily decreasing all the way up to 2008, when […]

First-principles simulations reveal quantum entanglement in molecular polariton dynamics

This is what fun looks like for a particular set of theoretical chemists driven to solve extremely difficult problems: Deciding whether the electromagnetic fields in molecular polaritons should be treated classically or quantum mechanically.

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New neutrino detector in China is coming online

Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they’re so hard to detect. Despite the fact that 400 trillion of them created in the sun are passing through a person’s body every second, they rarely interact with normal matter, making understanding anything about them difficult. To […]

Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centers

When the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science’s biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is a global radio telescope project built in the Southern Hemisphere. There, views of our Milky Way are clearest and the SKA’s remote sites limit human-made radio interference.

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Ultrafast infrared light pulses trigger rapid ‘breathing’ in thin film

Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by zapping a synthetic thin film with ultrafast pulses of low-frequency infrared light, they can cause its lattice to atomically expand and contract billions of times per second—strain-driven “breathing” that could potentially be harnessed to quickly switch a material’s electronic, magnetic or optical properties on and off.

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DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk’s shooting matches suspect, FBI director says

Authorities in Utah are preparing to file capital murder charges against Tyler Robinson, whose DNA matches samples found on a towel and screwdriver recovered near the scene

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Ga. police captain shot in head, suspect in custody

McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley was shot and severely wounded while responding to a suspicious person call

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