Researchers from the Breakthrough Listen initiative have developed a new AI system for detecting Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) that operates on the NVIDIA Holoscan platform. This new system was utilised on the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array…
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3I/ATLAS’ new image revealed! Giant core, strange sunward jets, twin anti-tails, and unseen cosmic secrets |
A remarkable new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited global fascination among astronomers and space enthusiasts alike. As reported, the image is captured by British astronomers Michael Buechner and Frank Niebling. The photograph…
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How the “meter” came to be exactly one meter long
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Oxford team makes world’s first plasma ‘fireballs’ in CERN experiment
In a world first, plasma “fireballs” have been created in the lab setting using the Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator at CERN, Geneva.
The Oxford-led international science team experimented to crack the long-running puzzle of the…
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Ageing stars like sun swallow nearby planets, ‘strong evidence’ suggests
As stars like the Sun exhaust their hydrogen, they begin to expand and cool, transforming into red giants. For the Sun, this dramatic change is expected in around five billion years. Scientists believe this expansion could destroy Mercury,…
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Supercomputer breakthrough exposes Enceladus’s hidden ocean
In the 17th century, Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini focused their telescopes on Saturn and realized its bright bands were not solid features. Instead, they identified immense, separate rings formed from innumerable nested arcs.
Centuries…
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Brightest black hole flare that emits power of 10 trillion suns spotted
Researchers have discovered the brightest and most powerful flare ever seen from a supermassive black hole. Located about 10 billion light-years away, this black hole, called “J2245+3743,” is estimated to have a mass of around 500 million…
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AI unravels the hidden communication of gut microbes
Gut bacteria play a major role in human health, influencing everything from digestion to immunity and mood. Yet, the microbiome’s complexity is staggering. The sheer number of bacterial species and their interactions with human chemistry have…
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AI unravels the hidden communication of gut microbes
Gut bacteria play a major role in human health, influencing everything from digestion to immunity and mood. Yet, the microbiome’s complexity is staggering. The sheer number of bacterial species and their interactions with human chemistry have…
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Starwatch: the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak | Astronomy
It is time again for one of the more reliable meteor showers of the year: the Leonids. Active between early November and early December, the shower experiences a sharp peak this week, expected on the night of 16–17 November.
The meteors take…
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