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Artist impression of SGR 1935 + 2154, a highly magnetized stellar remnant, also known as magnetar. Discovered in 2014 in the Vulpecula constellation after a substantial X-ray burst, the magnetar became active again in April 2020. ESA’s high-energy comprehensive space observatory detected a high-energy X-ray burst, or ” hard ” …

The NA62 experiment is 270 meters long and includes a 120 meter long vacuum tank, shown here, which houses several of the particle detectors. (Note: the axis of the experiment is a straight line, the curve of the tank is an optical effect of the photo). Credit: CERN Scientists at …

Image copyright Reuters Screenshot This enlarged image shows revived microbes from sediment cores under the Pacific Ocean. Japanese scientists say they have revived dormant microbes for more than 100 million years. The small organisms had survived on the sea floor of the South Pacific, in sediments that are poor in …

A dozen doctors delivered speeches outside the United States Capitol on Monday to a small crowd, claiming without evidence that the coronavirus could be cured and that widely accepted efforts to curb its spread were unnecessary and dangerous. It was the last video to go viral by apparent experts, quietly …

KIPP Texas Connect campus facilities team members Ajaz Ahmed, left, and David Rivera measured and painted school logos as social distance markers to prepare for in-person learning this fall Thursday, July 23, 2020 In Houston. The markers are for students to stand on while waiting for their temperature to be …