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‘Quantum tornado’ allows scientists to mimic a black hole on Earth

Submit on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 00:12

Scientists created a giant vortex made of tiny quantum parts in a helium superfluid just a few degrees above absolute zero. This “quantum tornado” helped them to bring black hole physics down to Earth.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to tie reuse record with 19th launch tonight

Submit on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 00:12

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-tying 19th time tonight (March 22), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit — if Mother Nature cooperates.

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NASA’s latest ‘Curious Universe’ podcast showcases our life-giving star

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 23:11

A preview of NASA’s new “Curious Universe” podcast episode, “The Sun, Our Star.”

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NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 22:11

NASA has shut down its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, but don’t panic; this is only a temporary pause for the space telescope that has served the space agency since 2004.

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See the 1st teaser for August sci-fi scarefest ‘Alien: Romulus’ (video)

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 21:12

A sneak peek at director Fede Álvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” has just dropped. The film will be released this summer.

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‘All eyes to the sky’: National Geographic to chronicle epic solar spectacle on April 8 (exclusive video)

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 20:11

National Geographic and ABC will offer live coverage of the total solar eclipse on April 8 from eight U.S. states during its ‘Eclipse Across America’ special. Watch the trailer here.

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Amazing photos of ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from around the world

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 20:11

Take a look at some of the best ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks photos from around the world.

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A ‘snowball fight’ may help scientists find life on Jupiter’s moon Europa

Submit on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 19:12

Impact craters in Europa’s icy crust have been used to measure the thickness of the world’s shell, leading scientists closer to learning if this frozen moon could host life as we know it.

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