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The James Webb Space Telescope’s Orbit Is Gonna Be Absolutely Deranged
In an animation, the James Webb Space Telescope is doing a seemingly chaotic loop-de-loop across the…
The largest suite of cosmic simulations for AI training, free to download, already spurring discoveries
Totaling 4,233 universe simulations, millions of galaxies and 350 terabytes of data, a new release from…
MIT Scientists Say Life May Have Been Detected on Venus After All
MIT scientists say sulfuric acid in the clouds of Venus could be neutralized by the presence…
Tardigrade is first multicellular organism to be quantum entangled
A tardigrade cooled to near absolute zero and placed in a state of quantum entanglement survived…
Organic molecules revealed on Mars by Curiosity’s new kind of experiment
An international team of space researchers working with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has found previously…
Object flying at 26,000 mph through our Solar System spotted
Astronomers observed an object flying through our Solar System at 26,000 mph, and it’s stretching our…
New MOND theory able to account for cosmic microwave background
A pair of researchers at the Czech Academy of Sciences has been shaking up the astrophysics…
Physicists May Have Discovered ‘New Force of Nature’ in LHC Experiment
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) sparked worldwide excitement in March as particle physicists reported tantalizing evidence…
The Most Monstrous Comet Ever Known Is Headed Straight for Us
Bernardinelli-Bernstein is thousands of times more massive than an average comet. Its close approach is a…
We Now Know Why There Are Dead Galaxies Floating Lost in The Void of Space
Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are something of a mystery for astronomers. Read more at ScienceAlert…
Physicists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Matter Generated by Collisions of Light
According to theory, if you smash two photons together hard enough, you can generate matter: an…
NASA gives sneak peek at Europa Clipper spacecraft build process
NASA has shared some behind-the-scenes images of its Europa Clipper spacecraft build process, detailing the work…
Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real | Quanta Magazine
Like a perpetual motion machine, a time crystal forever cycles between states without consuming energy. Physicists…
The ‘Weirdest’ Matter, Made of Partial Particles, Defies Description | Quanta Magazine
Theorists are in a frenzy over “fractons,” bizarre, but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only…
Core of Mars is shockingly big, NASA’s InSight mission reveals
Looking inside the red planet will help scientists better understand how Mars formed and became the…
New plasma rocket engine could propel astronauts to Mars and beyond
What should future spacecraft engines be able to do? One major goal would be for it…
Hubble Is Back! Risky Maneuver Saves The World’s Most Powerful Space Telescope
NASA has finally fixed its Hubble Space Telescope after weeks of troubleshooting a mysterious glitch. Read more at…
We Now Have Precise Math to Describe How Black Holes Reflect The Universe
A new set of equations can precisely describe the reflections of the Universe that appear in…
NASA discovers possible signs of alien life on Saturn’s moon
Cassini spacecraft found methane on enceladus, which cannot be explained by any known geochemical processes. This…