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Gemini North Telescope Captures Crystal Ball Nebula Around Dying Star
Gemini North telescope images the Crystal Ball Nebula, revealing gas layers shed by a dying binary star system 1,500 light-years away.
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Researchers Use Classical Computers to Simulate Hundreds of Qubits with Tensor Networks
Scientists have solved a quantum physics problem on classical computers, previously believed to require quantum machines, using tensor networks.
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Hong Kong’s First Female Taikonaut Set to Join China’s Tiangong Space Station Crew
A former police officer with a doctorate in computer forensics from Hong Kong will become the first female taikonaut from the region aboard Tiangong.
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Ingenuity Helicopter Marks Five Years of Martian Flight and Continued Data Collection
Since its historic first flight in 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has completed 72 flights on Mars and continues to gather meteorological data.
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New Study Suggests Neptune’s Moon Nereid is a Native Satellite, Not a Kuiper Belt Captive
Research using NASA’s James Webb Telescope indicates Neptune’s moon Nereid likely formed with the planet, not captured from the Kuiper Belt.
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US Scientists Develop Catalyst for Hydrogen Production Without Precious Metals
Researchers in the US have created a catalyst that enables hydrogen extraction from water without relying on costly precious metals.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Artistic Selfie Amid Sunlight Halo on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover took a striking selfie on Mars, capturing a sunlight halo while working near Jezero Crater’s western edge.
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Researchers Repurpose Fiber-Optic Cables to Monitor Nearby Conversations Using Acoustic Sensing
Edinburgh scientists have demonstrated that fiber-optic cables can be adapted to detect and eavesdrop on nearby conversations using distributed acoustic sensing.
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Harvard Researchers Identify Possible Origins of Mysterious Blue Flashes in Space
Harvard scientists propose a new explanation for powerful blue flashes in space observed since 2018, linking them to rare cosmic collisions.
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AI Authorship in Scientific Papers Becomes Increasingly Difficult to Detect
The use of AI in scientific writing is rising, making it harder to distinguish machine-generated content from that authored by humans.
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James Webb Telescope Captures Infrared Image of Spiral Galaxy Messier 77 with Bright Core
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals detailed infrared view of Messier 77 spiral galaxy with a luminous core in the constellation Cetus.
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Dutch Researchers Propose Novel Quantum Processor with Movable Qubits
Scientists in the Netherlands introduce a flexible quantum processor design combining semiconductor electron spins and neutral atom qubits.
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