On June 1, 2025, at 9:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, instruments recorded a geomagnetic K-index of 8, nearing the rare level of 9—typically only…
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In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully transformed light into a supersolid—an extraordinary and intriguing state of matter that simultaneously displays properties of…
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Perhaps the most surprising scientific discovery of the last decade is that the Universe is teeming with black holes. They’ve been detected in a…
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As a physicist, I of course love and appreciate all the little particles. Each particle species has its own role to play in the…
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Another day, another rocket launch. So many, in fact, it’s easy to get blasé. In 2023, almost 200 rockets lifted off from Earth, carrying…
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We’ve all seen it so often in science-fiction movies that the concept seems utterly plausible: a character enters a command and their starship leaps…
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Humans have long sought ways to measure the world we live in. Having systems of measurement, and of units, helps us understand ourselves and…
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Look to the night sky tonight, and you’ll spot a once-in-a-generation planetary alignment. Also called the ‘planet parade’, seven – yes, seven! – of our…
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A normal traction elevator uses a cable to winch a cabin up and down between floors inside a building. There’s a counterweight on the…
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid mission has released its first major batch of survey data, offering a stunning glimpse into the vast cosmos. …
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