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For thousands of years, people have gazed at the vivid auroras dancing in the night sky. But these beautiful displays are more than just a pretty sight. They are a…
For thousands of years, people have gazed at the vivid auroras dancing in the night sky. But these beautiful displays are more than just a pretty sight. They are a…
You can only imagine what goes through an astronaut's head as they have a bird's eye view of our planet from space - but I think "it's way down" might…
A Rydberg atom has an electron that is far from the nucleus. Credit: TU WienResearchers have created an extremely exotic state of matter. Its atoms have a diameter a hundred…
Zoom in / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on final approach to the International Space Station last month. Before allowing the Boeing Starliner crew capsule to leave the International Space Station and…
Scientists have blown up a bunch of atoms like balloons to make an extreme version of an "impossible" state of matter.By blasting rubidium atoms with lasers, physicists excited them into…
The rim and floor of Gale Crater as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captured the imagination of scientists and…
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…
For two astronauts supposedly stranded in space, NASA's Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore sure are enjoying living aboard the International Space Station for an extra month or two."We're having a…
The Fisher information achievable with a single-qubit sensor. credit: Physical examination letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.260801 The idea of time travel has dazzled science fiction enthusiasts for years. Science tells us…