The James Webb Telescope spied an “Einstein ring” made of warped quasar light
A beautiful, “ornate” halo of warped light created by a supermassive black hole takes center stage in one of the […]
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China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to demonstrate Earth defense capabilities
China is planning its first mission to hit an asteroid in the name of planetary defense. The mission will serve
Sea ice may not be sufficient to support ice shelves; slush doubles in surface ice; Thwaites damage
A study by Copernicus reports that the effect of sea ice (fast land-bound ice) as a supporting force against land
A 3D reconstruction of the woolly mammoth’s genome could help revive the extinct species: Shots
Valerii Plotnikov (left) of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha, Yakutsk, Russia, and Daniel Fisher of the
Time may be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests
Time may not be a fundamental element of the universe, but an illusion arising from quantum entanglement, a new study
The Webb Telescope may have just discovered an alien world with air
Astronomers have zeroed in on a world they believe could have the right conditions for a thick atmosphere and an
Astronomers discover dozens of two-line white dwarf binaries
Detection efficiency for a two-line DWD where both stars have a similar flux contribution. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2407.02594 An
Mammoth named Chris Waddle helps scientists crack the creatures’ genetic code | science
Researchers have reconstructed the woolly mammoth’s genetic code in unprecedented detail after discovering fossilized chromosomes in the skin of a
High-speed electronic camera reveals new ‘light-twisting’ behavior in ultra-thin material
Photo taken by SLAC’s High Speed Electron Camera, an Ultrafast Electron Diffraction (MeV-UED) instrument, showing evidence of circular polarization of
Solar storms can penetrate Earth’s magnetic field, knocking out power
For thousands of years, people have gazed upon the vivid auroras, dancing across the night sky. But these beautiful displays