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December 20, 2020 Astronomy / Cosmology

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never go toe-to-toe with a galaxy. Ten years ago, astronomers were astonished to discover large bubble-like structures emerging from the heart

December 8, 2020 Quantum

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy A second type of quantum computer has now performed a calculation impossible for a traditional computer. Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/new-light-based-quantum-computer-jiuzhang-supremacy

December 8, 2020 Cosmology

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding Physicists are checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms

December 6, 2020 Astronomy / Space

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting

December 5, 2020 Astronomy

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

New research indicates comets carry all the elements required for life. ABSTRACT Here, we report the detection of phosphorus and fluorine in solid particles collected from the inner coma

October 15, 2020 Astronomy / Venus

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and most commonly found in animal proteins. It is a glucogenic

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

Mars’ Twin Peaks – Super-Resolution Image From Mars Pathfinder

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

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The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

Mars’ Twin Peaks – Super-Resolution Image From Mars Pathfinder

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained

This Is The Most Exciting Crisis in Cosmology

The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus