Physics
Astronomy
The first step toward returning to the Moon
Rocket took off from the US in November, launching the Orion spacecraft on a trip around the Moon
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Astrophysics
A black hole in Earth’s backyard
Black hole with a mass equivalent to 10 Suns discovered near Earth
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Technology
A 433-qubit quantum processor
In November, IBM presented the Osprey, the most powerful quantum processor ever created
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions
Satire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
NOBEL PRIZE
The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
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Astronomy
Spacecraft deflects asteroid
Spacecraft deliberately collides with moon orbiting asteroid
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Acknowledgment
New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator
Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP
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Astronomy
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
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Astronomy
Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
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Nanotechnology
Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
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Acknowledgment
UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
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Physics
Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury
Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries
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ASTRONOMY
Preventing impact with Earth
Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth
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Video
Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change
Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02
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Astronomy
Two planets, similar but different
Known as the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune are similar in composition, mass, and size, but they are different shades of blue
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ASTROPHYSICS
Astronomers identify 30 exocomets in Beta Pictoris
Astronomers identify at least 30 exocomets orbiting the extrasolar system Beta Pictoris
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