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What Are Interstellar Comets and How Do They Work?
Interstellar comets are icy visitors from other star systems that pass through our solar system on hyperbolic trajectories. Only three have ever been...
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Interstellar comets are icy visitors from other star systems that pass through our solar system on hyperbolic trajectories. Only three have ever been...
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When two neutron stars collide, they unleash one of the universe's most violent events — a kilonova that forges gold, platinum, and other heavy elemen...
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A Cornell-led team has used electron ptychography to image 'mouse bite' defects inside next-generation chips for the first time — here is how the tech...
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Scientists have discovered that the Sun's interior leaves measurable structural "fingerprints" between solar cycles — a breakthrough that could dramat...
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Since 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope has detected hundreds of mysterious compact red objects in the early universe. Scientists are debating whet...
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Plasmonics is the science of trapping and manipulating light using electron oscillations in metals at the nanoscale, unlocking breakthroughs in cancer...
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Superconductors carry electricity with zero resistance, enabling MRI scanners, maglev trains, and particle accelerators. Here is how they work and why...
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Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to reinvent nuclear power — cheaper to build, safer by design, and flexible enough to power remote communities o...
Perovskite solar cells have leapt from a lab curiosity to a commercial reality in under two decades, threatening to upend silicon's decades-long domin...
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Most stars are not alone in space. Multiple star systems — pairs, triples, and quartets locked in gravitational embrace — are surprisingly common, and...
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Tornadoes are among the most violent weather phenomena on Earth. Here is the science behind how they develop from ordinary thunderstorms into spinning...
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Reusable rockets recover their boosters after launch, refurbish them, and fly again—slashing launch costs by up to 75% and transforming space from a g...
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