Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Finds Quasars Acting as Gravitational Lenses

Quasars are among the brightest objects in the universe, far outshining the total starlight of their host galaxies. Quasars are powered by supermassive black…

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Dynamical Quantum Simulator Unlocks New Physics Insights

The key prospect of a quantum simulator is to access new physics that the best known classical algorithms can no longer keep track of. For the first time, a…

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Observing Recycling Galaxies: A New Matter Cycle Unveiled

As a (partial) solution, a matter cycle on gigantic scales has been proposed. In our local galactic neighbourhood, traces of this mechanism had already been…

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Cassini Captures Jupiter’s Jet Stream in Stunning Detail

The movies, made from images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft when it flew by Jupiter in 2000, are part of an in-depth study conducted by a team of…

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Exploring the Feeding Habits of Teenage Galaxies

Over the lifetime of the cosmos galaxies have put on a great deal of weight but their food, and eating habits, are still mysterious. A new survey of carefully…

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Rare Insights Into Early Star Formation Stages Revealed

The new observations promise to help scientists understand the early stages of a sequence of events through which a giant cloud of gas and dust collapses into…

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Dual Solidification Mechanisms in Fe-Cu-Sn Alloy Innovation

It provides an effective approach for the synthesis or processing of various kinds of advanced materials. Professor WEI Bingbo and his group from the…

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NASA's RXTE Captures Thermonuclear Behavior of Unique Neutron Star

In October 2010, a neutron star near the center of our galaxy erupted with hundreds of X-ray bursts that were powered by a barrage of thermonuclear explosions…

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New Neutrino Oscillation Discovered by Global Researchers

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, a multinational collaboration including a team from Virginia Tech, discovered a new type of neutrino oscillation in…

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Gravitational Lensing Unveils Details of Ancient Galaxy

The imagery offers a visually striking example of gravitational lensing, in which one massive object’s gravitational field can magnify and distort the light…

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Ultrafast Sonograms Unveil Insights on Phase Transitions

Common phase transitions include the melting of candle wax before it burns and dissolving sugar in water. They are purely structural changes that produce…

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Key Discovery Sheds Light on Neutrino Transformations

In an announcement today (Thursday, March 8), members of the large international Daya Bay collaboration reported the last of three measurements that describe…

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New Ytterbium Clock Pendulum Boosts Precision in Timekeeping

The faster a clock ticks, the more precise it can be. Due to the fact that lightwaves vibrate faster than microwaves, optical clocks can be more precise than…

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Missing Electron Antineutrinos: Key to Matter-Antimatter Mystery

The result from the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment [link: http://dayawane.ihep.ac.cn/] describes a critical and previously unmeasured quality of…

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Daya Bay Reveals First Results on New Neutrino Transformation

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, a multinational collaboration operating in the south of China, today reported the first results of its search for the…

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NASA and CSA Launch Robotic Refueling Mission for Space Station

A joint effort between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), RRM is an external station experiment designed to demonstrate the technologies, tools, and…

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