Astronomy and Space
Quantum fluctuations can jiggle objects on the human scale
The universe, as seen through the lens of quantum mechanics, is a noisy, crackling space where...
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TESS mission discovers massive ice giant
June 30, 2020The “ice giant” planets Neptune and Uranus are much less dense than rocky, terrestrial planets such...
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Citizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yet
June 1, 2020Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to be a planet yet not...
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When baby planets melt
May 6, 2020Let’s start at the beginning. Before humans, before Earth, before any of the planets existed, there...
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To catch an interstellar visitor, use a solar-powered space slingshot
May 5, 2020In 2017, a telescope in Hawaii detected our first celestial visitor from another solar system —...
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Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs
April 22, 2020MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to...
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Event Horizon Telescope observes a black hole-powered jet
April 13, 2020For 3C 279, the unprecedented resolution of the EHT reveals fine features of the jet that...
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Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery
April 7, 2020Microscopic minerals excavated from an ancient outcrop of Jack Hills, in Western Australia, have been the...
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