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New understanding of superconductor's 'normal' state may help solve longstanding puzzle
Vidya Madhavan, a physics professor and member of the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab at the U. of I., led the experiment. She explains, “We began from…
Scientists reach back in time to discover some of the most power-packed galaxies
When the universe was young, a supermassive black hole — bloated to the bursting point with stupendous power — heaved out a jet of particle-infused energy…
Possible Extragalactic Source of High-Energy Neutrinos
Nearly 10 billion years ago in a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418, a dramatic explosion occurred. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now, an…
NASA's Fermi satellite kicks off a blazar-detecting bonanza
“When we looked at all the data from this event, from gamma rays to radio, we realized the measurements told us something we didn't expect about how the black…
NASA missions monitor a waking black hole
The outburst came from V404 Cygni, a binary system located about 8,000 light-years away that contains a black hole. Every couple of decades the black hole…
Dark Energy Survey creates detailed guide to spotting dark matter
Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey have released the first in a series of dark matter maps of the cosmos. These maps, created with one of the world's most…