Physics
Geophysics
Improving tsunami warnings
The magnetic field produced by a tsunami could be detected before sea levels rise
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Astronomy
Lone planets in the Milky Way
An international group of astronomers has identified at least 70 new free-floating planets roaming the Milky Way
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Geophysics
Shifting sands
Studies suggest crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways
PHYSICS
Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction
Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction
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ASTROPHYSICS
The heavyweight of the Milky Way
Black hole holds 99.9% of the matter at the center of the galaxy
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Video
Why do dunes grow?
Experiments suggest that crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways | 5'35
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Nobel Prize
Everything as before
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided not to award this year’s Nobel Prize to the development of mRNA-based vaccines
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ASTROPHYSICS
Devourers of worlds
At least a quarter of Sun-like stars may have swallowed Earth-like planets
ASTROPHYSICS
Star fossil
New survey of celestial bodies finds rare and ancient star over 10 billion years old
Astrophysics
The oldest spiral galaxy
Astrophysicists have identified the oldest spiral galaxy ever observed
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Video
A weak spot on Earth’s magnetic field hovers over Brazil
Learn how the planet's invisible shield works, and what is the South Atlantic Anomaly | 3'34
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Physics
A quantum computer for private use
The Cleveland Clinic in the USA will be IBM's first private customer to own a quantum computer
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Physics
Shedding light on antimatter
For the first time, researchers have managed to cool antimatter atoms using lasers
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Astrophysics
A planet with a renewed atmosphere
Data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that an exoplanet (GJ 1132 b) was able to develop a new atmosphere after its original was lost
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