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NASA demands new designs for cost-hit Mars Sample Return mission – Physics World
NASA is seeking alternative designs for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, which is meant to bring back soil and rocks gathered by the...
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‘Dark Stars’: Dark Matter May Form Exploding Stars—Finding Them Could Help Reveal What It’s Made Of
Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal...
Compton camera measures gamma-ray polarization in nuclear physics experiment – Physics World
A Compton camera has been used to measure the polarization of gamma rays in a nuclear physics experiment. This was done by a team...
Doubts Grow About the Biosignature Approach to Alien-Hunting | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionIn 2020, scientists detected a gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of an Earth-size rocky planet. Knowing of no way that phosphine could be...
Water observed on asteroids for the first time – Physics World
The first direct observation of water on the surface of an asteroid has been made using an airborne near-infrared telescope. Water was detected on...
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Cosmic combat: delving into the battle between dark matter and modified gravity – Physics World
In the search for a cosmological model that perfectly explains our universe, most astronomers invoke the notion of dark matter. But...
In a ‘Dark Dimension,’ Physicists Search for Missing Matter | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionWhen it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain. Ordinary...
In a ‘Dark Dimension,’ Physicists Search for Missing Matter | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionWhen it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain. Ordinary...
Jupiter Traders Claim Whopping 545 Million JUP Tokens in First 8 Hours of Airdrop – Unchained
Nearly 367,000 addresses have claimed about $340 million worth of Jupiter’s governance token, which means nearly $284 million worth of JUP remains unclaimed....
The Best Neighborhoods for Starting a Life in the Galaxy | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionTo harbor life, at least as we know it, a planet must orbit a star that is relatively calm and stable. The planet’s orbit...
Metalens images dim nebula, galaxies shaped like pool noodles and surfboards – Physics World
To describe Federico Capasso at Harvard University as a prolific researcher is an understatement and...
Metalens images dim nebula, galaxies shaped like pool noodles and surfboards – Physics World
To describe Federico Capasso at Harvard University as a prolific researcher is an understatement and...
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