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Archive for August, 2023

Turns out you can transmit sound in a vacuum, just not very far

August 21st, 2023 by

For the first time, researchers were able to transmit, or “tunnel,” sound waves across extremely small distances between two crystals in a vacuum.

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Who is Ahsoka Tano?

August 21st, 2023 by

The journey of Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice continues this summer on Disney Plus. Need to catch up? Here’s a quick rundown of her story so far.

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Who is Grand Admiral Thrawn?

August 21st, 2023 by

Grand Admiral Thrawn is being set up as the big bad in the Ahsoka series. Who is he and what does he want? Here’s a quick rundown of his story so far.

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We still don’t know what dark matter is, but here’s what it’s not

August 21st, 2023 by

An experimental detector can now rule out dark matter particles down to about a fifth of a proton’s mass.

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Are we really made of ‘star stuff’ and what does that even mean? (video)

August 21st, 2023 by

Astronomer Carl Sagan once said that humanity is “made of star stuff.” In a new video, astrophysicist Suzanna Randall explains what that actually means and where the elements in our body come from.

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Russia says its Luna-25 lunar lander has crashed into the moon

August 20th, 2023 by

Luna-25, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon, crashed into the moon on Aug. 19 after an orbital maneuver went wrong.

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Celestron EclipSmart 12x50mm porro solar binoculars review

August 20th, 2023 by

If you’re ready for a close encounter with the sun’s surface these solar binoculars are hard to beat.

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Fountains of diamonds erupt from Earth’s center as supercontinents break up

August 20th, 2023 by

Researchers have discovered a pattern where diamonds spew from deep beneath Earth’s surface in huge, explosive volcanic eruptions.

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