For the first time, pressure more than 100 times found in the Earth’s core has been generated in a lab, setting a new record. Using the highest energy laser system in the world, physicists have subjected short solid hydrocarbon samples to pressures up to 450 megabars, which means 450 million …
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The last chapter in the history of the universe is expected to be rather pale. Physicists believe that countless billions of years from now, after all the stars have been burned out, the universe will be a cold, dark space where nothing of importance happens, or even can happen. As …
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We found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. In the extreme environment at the center of our galaxy is a newly discovered star named S4714 around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A *. On its orbital journey, S4714 reaches a speed of about 8 percent of the speed …
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Up to half of the calcium in the Universe – and that includes our bones and teeth – is thought to come from exploding supernova stars, and researchers have now gained an incredible insight into how these ultra rare, calcium-rich supernovae end up reach of her life. The never before …
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