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Astronomers identify first twin stars doomed to collide in kilonova explosion

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Although massive stars usually die with spectacular explosions, a handful fizzle out like misfire firecrackers. Astronomers have identified the remains of such a failed firecracker in SGR 0755-2933, a neutron star about 11,400 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Puppis. In new research, scientists say that earlier in life, this Star transferred abnormally …

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“Ghostly” neutrinos open a new way to study protons

“Ghostly” neutrinos open a new way to study protons

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Members of the international MINERvA collaboration, including researchers from the University of Rochester, used a particle accelerator at Fermilab – part of which is shown in a stylized image above – to create a beam of neutrinos to study the structure of protons. The work was part of the MINERvA experiment, a particle physics experiment …

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Could a hidden variable explain the strangeness of quantum physics?

Could a hidden variable explain the strangeness of quantum physics?

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This is the ninth in a series of articles exploring the birth of quantum physics. Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored some of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics, from quantum leaps to superposition and beyond. Today we explore what may be the strangest of quantum effects, that of quantum entanglement, which Einstein called …

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Asteroids made of 'rubble' could be very, very difficult to destroy, astronomers say

Asteroids made of ‘rubble’ could be very, very difficult to destroy, astronomers say

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Although a common premise in science fiction, the prospect of a large asteroid crashing into Earth is not fiction at all, but rather a guarantee. Extinction asteroids are a periodic event, just like the tides or the full moon; ask the dinosaurs. That’s why the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spent so much time …

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A supernova reveals a rare pair of stars that would be one of only 10 similar in the Milky Way | CNN

A supernova reveals a rare pair of stars that would be one of only 10 similar in the Milky Way | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An unusual star system created more excitement and less bang when it exploded into a supernova. The dull explosion, known as an “ultra-stripped” supernova, led researchers to discover the two stars 11,000 light-years …

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Mysterious Beams of Light and Curious Spirals: Hawaii’s Subaru-Asahi Star Camera Continues to Capture Bizarre Scenes in the Night Sky – The Debrief

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Over the past few weeks, the Subaru-Asahi Telescope’s star camera has captured several bizarre sights in Hawaii’s night sky, including eerie blue spirals and ghostly green beams of light. According to the researchers, these extraordinary light shows have terrestrial origins and can be traced to NASA and SpaceX. On January 19, researchers shared a time-lapse …

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Kapow! Inflatable space station module explodes into pieces in video

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Sierra Space aimed to blow up a space module on video and delivered on that promise in spades. The company completed its third module test on the trip to certify its module design for eventual spaceflight and to help develop a private space complex to replace the International Space Station (ISS). The accelerated systematic creep …

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Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) Spacecraft

Could a nuclear thermal rocket engine power a trip to Mars? NASA and DARPA test

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Artist’s concept of the DRACO (Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations) spacecraft, which will demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future NASA crewed missions to Mars. 1 credit DARPA) recently announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for …

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