Scientists have set a new world record for high-temperature plasma, reaching ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for a 20-second period with a Korea Superconducting TalkMac Advanced Research (KSTAR) device. Known as Korea’s “artificial sun”, KSTAR uses magnetic fields to generate and stabilize ultra-hot plasma …
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You don’t know what you’ve got until you leave. Valviluculus pleristaminis Makes a perfect example. Scientists have recently identified this mysterious, extinct flower. It once bloomed in the Cretaceous period – the remains of a Purana-era flower, preserved in time-suspended amber from some unnamed days while dinosaurs were still roaming …
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About 15,000 light-years away, an active black hole periodically appears to illuminate another unremarkable cloud of gas with gamma rays. But there is a catch. The gas cloud is about 100 light-years from the black hole – and just how the cloud pulsates with it in time is a mystery. …
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US stock indices ended higher on Tuesday, crowning the best quarter for Wall Street in about 20 years, after sound economic data helped offset concerns over a COVID-19 surge in USA The S&P 500 SPX, + 1.54% It gained 1.5% to 3,100. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, + 0.84% …
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US stock indices ended higher on Tuesday, crowning the best quarter for Wall Street in about 20 years, after sound economic data helped offset concerns over a COVID-19 surge in USA The S&P 500 SPX, + 1.54% It gained 1.5% to 3,100. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, + 0.84% …
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