Researchers at Rice University have found that certain atom-thin semiconductors, known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), can physically shift their atomic lattice when exposed to light. This newly observed response offers a controllable…
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Scientists assess potential lunar impact as asteroid 2024 YR4 nears Moon in 2032
A newly refined set of orbital calculations suggests that asteroid 2024 YR4 — once briefly considered a threat to Earth — could come unusually close to the Moon in late 2032. According to WPtech’s reporting, the updated models…
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Solar system is moving 3x faster than previously thought, study shocks
As you read, you are flying through space at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour.
Not only is our planet hurtling around the Sun at incredible speeds, our entire solar system is thought to be soaring through space at approximately…
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Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups
The eruptions of some mid-ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of supercontinent breakups that persisted for tens of millions of years after the rearrangement of Earth’s surface, a new study suggests.
The new research hints that long after…
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NASA spot interstellar object ‘increasing speed’ and heading towards Earth – tyla.com
- NASA spot interstellar object ‘increasing speed’ and heading towards Earth tyla.com
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS): the ion tail is getting longer – 11 Nov. 2025. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
- 3I/ATLAS is Still a Single…
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Demand for JWST’s Observational Time Hits A New Peak
Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the dream of many astronomers. The most powerful space telescope currently in our arsenal, the JWST has been in operation for almost four years at this point, after a long and…
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Scientists uncover hidden atomic process that supercharges propylene production
Many familiar items, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, rely on a process that converts propane into propylene. In 2021, a study in Science showed that chemists could use tandem nanoscale catalysts to merge several steps of this…
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Scientists uncover hidden atomic process that supercharges propylene production
Many familiar items, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, rely on a process that converts propane into propylene. In 2021, a study in Science showed that chemists could use tandem nanoscale catalysts to merge several steps of this…
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