Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And its nickname “The Doomsday Glacier” certainly sets it apart from the 500 other…
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Hybrid micromagnetic and atomistic modeling of magnetization dynamics induced by engineered defects
Žutić, I., Fabian, J. & Sarma, S. D. Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications. Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, 323. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.76.323 (2004).
Fert, A. Nobel lecture: Origin,…
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Power outage in Boulder area affects atomic clock, “Time is not broken” NIST says
In advance of hurricane force winds moving into Colorado earlier this week, Xcel Energy preemptively shut off power to protect areas of the state from extreme fire danger. But due to the outage, time (very) briefly stood still at the NIST…
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US firm delivers three 12-kilowatt thrusters for NASA’s lunar gateway
A Melbourne-based company has completed testing and delivery of three 12-kilowatt Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters. These thrusters, developed by L3Harris Technologies, will be used for NASA’s lunar-orbiting Gateway station…
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New independent measurements of universe expansion rate deepen cosmic mystery : Kauai Now
A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes — including W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island — made one of the most precise independent measurements yet of how fast the universe is…
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Cosmic blast looked like a kilonova, then turned into a superkilonova mystery
Caltech astronomer Mansi Kasliwal and her colleagues were not expecting to chase a mystery that blurred the line between a supernova and a kilonova. Yet that is where the evidence has led after an unusual August 2025 alert from the…
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Astronomers Find the First Compelling Evidence of “Monster Stars” in the Early Universe
One of the greatest mysteries the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was developed to investigate was the birth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs). For more than twenty years, astronomers have puzzled over how these gravitational…
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Dinosaur eggs the size of cannon balls filled with giant crystals
Two dinosaur eggs, each about five inches (13 centimeters) across and almost perfectly round, have surprised scientists in eastern China. Instead of fragile shells packed with embryonic bone, the fossil eggs were hollow cavities stuffed with…
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James Webb Telescope Spots the Most Distant Supernova Ever Seen – SciTechDaily
- James Webb Telescope Spots the Most Distant Supernova Ever Seen SciTechDaily
- Gamma-ray burst challenges ideas about the deaths of early stars Earth.com
- A mysterious 10-second signal, emitted 13 billion years ago, has just been detected by…
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Destructive storms forecast to hit Victoria with extreme fire danger in north-west
Victorians are being told to brace for wild and dangerous weather on Sunday, with potentially destructive storms forecast for some parts of the state.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall are expected across Victoria, according to the Bureau of…
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