In search of dark matter with the world’s coolest quantum detectors
The experiment is about 10,000th of a degree above absolute zero in a special refrigerator; Dr. Autti (right). Credit: Lancaster […]
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New organic molecule breaks phosphorescence efficiency records and paves way for rare metal-free applications
Chemical structure of the molecule and phosphorescence photographs taken under UV radiation. Credit: Osaka University A research team led by
What Voyager 1’s near-death experience says about the future of space exploration
From more than 15 billion miles away, NASA engineers last April began repairing a space probe headed for the constellation
‘Once in a lifetime event’: a rare chance to see an explosion in a dwarf star 3,000 light years away | Astronomy
In what is being called a “once-in-a-lifetime event,” light from a thermonuclear explosion in a star has been traveling toward
Modern human DNA has traces of the Neanderthal – except for the Y chromosome
from Jenny Graves /Conversation Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their
How Denisovans survived and thrived on the ‘roof of the world’
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How solar flares flow throughout the Solar System
1 day ago from Jonathan O’Callaghan, NASA/SDO (Credit: NASA/SDO) The Sun is extremely active right now, blasting Earth with the
A cluster of dusty young stars found around our galaxy’s central black hole
Larger / The central black hole of the Milky Way is in a very crowded neighborhood. Supermassive black holes are
Astronomers observe strong shock front in galaxy cluster SPT-CLJ 2031-4037
Exposure corrected image of SPT J2031. Credit: Diwanji et al., 2024. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers from the University
New models suggest the Milky Way is not as star-filled as previously thought
The half-light radius of the Milky Way compared to that of local disk galaxies. Credit: Astronomy of Nature (2024). DOI: