A nearby just-named black hole that we discovered earlier this year has just been demolished. After re-analyzing the data, separate teams of scientists concluded that the system in question named HR6819 did not contain black holes. Instead, they have discovered that it is possible. There are two stars with a …
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Medical researchers have made an astonishing anatomical discovery, discovering what a mysterious mass of salivary glands hidden inside the human brain looks like – something that has been missing from scientists for centuries. This “unknown entity” was identified by accident from doctors in the Netherlands who were examining patients with …
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The International Space Station has been leaking unusual amounts of air since September 2019. Initially, crew members prevented the issue from being resolved, as the leak was not a major one. But in August Gust, the leak rate rose, prompting astronauts and cosmonauts sitting in orbital labs to try to …
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Scientists have so far measured the short-term unit: the time it takes lighter particles to cross a hydrogen atom. That time, for the record, is 247 zeptoseconds. One zeptosecond is a trillion, or decimal point, in the billions of another, followed by 20 zeros and 1. Previously, researchers had dived …
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Something that largely exists in just two dimensions, graphene seems everywhere. The super-thin ‘wonder material’ is famous not only for its incredible strength, but also for its unique, often surprising combination in thermal and electromagnetic properties. In recent times, graphene research has led to many bizarre experimental discoveries when scientists …
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