It would be an ugly experience to see our world through the eyes of a migratory bird. Something about their visual system allows them to ‘see’ our planet’s magnetic field, a clever trick of quantum physics and biochemistry that helps them find vast distances. Now, for the first time, scientists …
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So far, we have found hundreds of stars with multiple planets scattered throughout the galaxy. Each one is unique, but 88 light-years away, the HD 158259, the star-orbiting system is truly special. The star itself is about the same mass and slightly larger than the sun – a minority in …
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On 5 December 2020 one of the best packages this holiday season came in a small package, parachuted into the Australian Australian Desert from within our solar system. Inside, astronomers were pleased to find the first significant specimens of a rocky asteroid, currently 9 million kilometers (5.6 million miles) away, …
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After more than 50 years of human progress in space, the way things behave in microgravity is now clear to us. But we are not always sure how space affects certain things. Like fire. Or schematic worm. Or even plants. Only by doing those experiments can we learn the answers …
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With only a few days left in this strange beast of a year that will surely come down in the history books, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the amazing things scientists have done so far. Despite everything. Of course, scientific achievements usually take years. However, here …
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