Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2015
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The hunt for exoplanets has been heating up in recent years. Since it began its mission in 2009, over four thousand exoplanet candidates have been discovered by the Kepler mission, several hundred of which have been confirmed ...
Astronomy
Aug 15, 2016
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The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.
Biotechnology
Jun 14, 2018
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Scientists have discovered one of the smallest black holes on record—and the closest one to Earth found to date.
Astronomy
Apr 21, 2021
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Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. The stunning new images of the star's surface show not only the ...
Astronomy
Feb 14, 2020
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Among the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, KOI-456.04 is something special: less than twice the size of Earth, it orbits a sun-like star. And it does so with a star-planet distance that could permit planetary surface temperatures ...
Astronomy
Jun 04, 2020
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Have you noticed that Orion the Hunter—one of the most iconic and familiar of the wintertime constellations—is looking a little… different as of late? The culprit is its upper shoulder star Alpha Orionis, aka Betelgeuse, ...
Astronomy
Dec 27, 2019
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Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ), and the University of Vienna have developed a fundamentally new quantum imaging ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 28, 2014
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Physics is inescapable. It's everywhere, making your Frisbees fly, your toilets flush and your pasta water boil at a lower temperature at altitude. We've harnessed these forces, along with chemistry and engineering, to build ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 03, 2015
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To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2020
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