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Archive for June, 2023

Discovery of 2nd ever white dwarf pulsar sheds light on how stars evolve

June 20th, 2023 by

Astronomers have discovered a second example of a white dwarf pulsar, a rapidly spinning stellar remnant that could teach scientists more about stellar evolution.

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Cosmic-ray ‘GPS’ system that tracks underground movement could change the way we respond to disasters

June 20th, 2023 by

A new system that uses subatomic particles produced high in Earth’s atmosphere could provide a view inside volcanoes and help locate people trapped beneath rubble.

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Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

June 20th, 2023 by

NASA’s Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia’s P’yagina Peninsula.

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Europe’s most dangerous ‘supervolcano’ could be creeping toward eruption, scientists warn

June 20th, 2023 by

Italy’s Campi Flegrei is showing some troubling early warning signs, but scientists caution that its eruption is far from certain.

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Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM ‘benchmark’ experiment shows

June 20th, 2023 by

A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.

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Stephen Hawking wanted scientists to ‘make black holes’ on Earth. Physics says it’s possible.

June 20th, 2023 by

When Stephen Hawking and I visited the Large Hadron Collider, he hoped for an unexpected physics breakthrough. His dreams may not be impossible.

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Rocket Lab’s modified Electron rocket HASTE achieves first suborbital launch

June 19th, 2023 by

Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Saturday, June 17.

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Astrophoto of the month: New supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy

June 19th, 2023 by

Take a look at the very best space photos submitted by Space.com readers, from our moon to deep space and everything in between!

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