Is mathematics the empress of science? A physicist weighs in.
Physicist Don Lincoln explains why mathematics is a powerful tool for scientific modeling, but is not a science itself.
Big Think (bigthink.com)
• Published 34 hours ago
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'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in 160,000 years, as it lit up the night skies across the globe.
Live Science (www.livescience.com)
• Published 32 hours ago
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Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury
New photos of Mercury taken during the joint European and Japanese BepiColombo mission reveal fascinating details of the small rocky planet.
Wired (www.wired.com)
• Published 32 hours ago
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Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species
Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.
Live Science (www.livescience.com)
• Published 29 hours ago
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Hubble traces hidden history of the Andromeda Galaxy
The largest photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy, assembled from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations, unveils hundreds of millions of stars. It took more than 10 years to collect data for this colorful portrait of our neighbouring galaxy and was creat…
Esa.int (www.esa.int)
• Published 29 hours ago
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How Our Brains Perceive Body Weight Differs From Objects
Research reveals that how we perceive the size and weight of body parts, such as hands, differs from our perception of objects.
Neurosciencenews.com (neurosciencenews.com)
• Published 28 hours ago
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Upper Body Strength Predicts Sexual Partner Count in Men and Women
A study revealed that both men and women with greater upper body strength report more lifetime sexual partners, challenging the sexual selection hypothesis, which emphasizes male physical competition for mates.
Neurosciencenews.com (neurosciencenews.com)
• Published 27 hours ago
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NASA image shows how close ruinous fire came to major NASA center
Burnt neighborhoods.
Mashable (mashable.com)
• Published 36 hours ago
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New quantum device uses crystal layers to generate entangled photons
A six-layer crystal device generates entangled photons efficiently, offering breakthroughs in communication and quantum computing.
Earth.com (www.earth.com)
• Published 32 hours ago
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Photographer captures rare Comet G3 ATLAS from UK in dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image
"Time was of the essence and running out fast."
Space.com (www.space.com)
• Published 30 hours ago
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'Spooky' quantum entanglement discovered inside individual protons for 1st time ever
Physicists have long-suspected that the building blocks of protons experienced quantum entanglement. Now, researchers have the first direct evidence — after using a trick to infer subatomic particles' entropy.
Live Science (www.livescience.com)
• Published 28 hours ago
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Hubble budget cuts could impact science and mission operations
Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to the observatory.
SpaceNews (spacenews.com)
• Published 47 hours ago
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Melting ice reveals secret buried in the Rocky Mountains not seen for 6,000 years
msnNOW (www.msn.com)
• Published 34 hours ago
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Schrödinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof
Errors in quantum computers are an obstacle for their widespread use. But a team of scientists say that, by using an antimony atom and the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, they could have found a way to stop them.
Live Science (www.livescience.com)
• Published 31 hours ago
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Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case.
Heat is supposed to ruin anything it touches. But physicists have shown that an idealized form of magnetism is heatproof.
Quanta Magazine (www.quantamagazine.org)
• Published 31 hours ago
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Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Hole Firing a Powerful Energy Beam at Earth - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Astronomers have uncovered a rare and extraordinary cosmic phenomenon: a supermassive black hole firing an intense beam of energy directly at Earth. This discovery offers a glimpse into the mysterious forces shaping the universe and raises intriguing question…
The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel (dailygalaxy.com)
• Published 31 hours ago
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For Possibly The First Time Ever, A Meteorite Was Captured Hitting The Ground On Video And Audio
"When I was innocently moving that dog lead, a meteor was hurling towards me."
IFLScience (www.iflscience.com)
• Published 30 hours ago
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
The landers were developed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and a Japanese startup named ispace.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
• Published 29 hours ago
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Invasive pike use marine corridors to colonize new Alaska territory
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Phys.Org (phys.org)
• Published 48 hours ago
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Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year
The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly elliptical high Earth orbit since December 2023.
Space.com (www.space.com)
• Published 36 hours ago
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