In a paper published today in the journal Science, the ASACUSA experiment at CERN reported new precision measurement of the mass of the antiproton relative to that of the electron. This result is based on spectroscopic measurements ...
General Physics
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On Oct. 19, 2016, operators instructed NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, to look up and down and then side to side over the course of six hours, as if tracing a great plus sign in space. During this time, SDO produced ...
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2016
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When U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was found to have used a private email server for government business as Secretary of State, there was a collective gasp of disbelief. That disbelief quickly turned into horror ...
Security
Nov 4, 2016
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A mechanism used as part of international efforts to reduce emissions has a potentially fatal flaw, according to a new study. A recent review of the way carbon offset credits have been used internationally to reduce carbon ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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New high-resolution images taken by a NASA orbiter show parts of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module and its landing site in colour on the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2016
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New research conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions.
Quantum Physics
Nov 4, 2016
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U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Oct. ...
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2016
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Being an astrophysicist and father of two is no easy task. Just ask Dimitrios Psaltis.
Astronomy
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New information on the effects of the 30 October earthquake that struck central Italy continues to emerge as scientists analyse radar scans from satellites.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2016
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Northeast Asia includes the areas of Northeast China, the Russian Far East, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Climate variability and change impose enormous challenges for this region, with its rapidly developing economy and ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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