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Webb Revists Hubble’s Classic Ultra Deep Field

Webb Revists Hubble’s Classic Ultra Deep Field

Between September 2003 and January 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope conducted its deepest observations of the cosmos ever. Known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, the images produced showed nearly 10,000 galaxies of various ages, sizes, and shapes, including some that existed when the Universe was just 800 million years old. Recently, astronomers were able to revisit this iconic snapshot …

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AI decodes dusty plasma mystery and describes new forces in nature

AI decodes dusty plasma mystery and describes new forces in nature

Unlike typical AI research, where a model predicts outcomes or cleans up data, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta did something unusual. They trained a neural network to discover new physics. The team achieved this unique feat by feeding their AI system experimental data from a mysterious state of matter called dusty plasma, a hot, electrically charged gas filled with …

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NASA’s “Bold Breakthrough” Divides Experts as Supersonic Parachutes Get $15 Million Upgrade in High-Stakes Flight Tests

NASA’s “Bold Breakthrough” Divides Experts as Supersonic Parachutes Get  Million Upgrade in High-Stakes Flight Tests

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA is conducting tests on advanced supersonic parachutes equipped with innovative sensors to improve Mars missions. 📡 The EPIC team successfully deployed a sensor-equipped parachute using a drone, providing crucial data for future tests. 🔧 Collaboration between NASA’s research centers led to the development of commercially available sensors for these parachutes. 🤝 Potential partnerships with the …

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The quest to make an ice cream that doesn’t melt

The quest to make an ice cream that doesn’t melt

That said, this chemical trick is not a way to freeze time and break the physical laws of the Universe. It’s more like a bra for your ice cream – or a nice, supportive pair of dessert hosiery. As the hours pass, Wicks found in later experiments, ice cream made this way acquires a pudding-like texture, although it will continue …

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AI just found 5 powerful materials that could replace lithium batteries

AI just found 5 powerful materials that could replace lithium batteries

Researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to tackle a critical problem facing the future of energy storage: finding affordable, sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. In research published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the NJIT team led by Professor Dibakar Datta successfully applied generative AI techniques to rapidly discover new porous materials capable of revolutionizing …

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Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun

Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that boiled my blood, warmed my heart, and got permanently inked into my memory. First, a new look at some very old tattoos. Then: a posthumous discovery from a beloved defunct telescope, an update on lava planets, the adventures of translocated mole rats, and some provocative style tips from …

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Why does your mind goes ‘blank’? New brain scans reveal the surprising answer

Why does your mind goes ‘blank’? New brain scans reveal the surprising answer

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists uses two brain-scan methods to see what happens when your mind goes totally blank. | Credit: Grafissimo/Getty Images You look up from your phone screen and suddenly realize you weren’t thinking about anything. It’s not a lapse in memory or a daydream; …

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Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on August 3, 2025

Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on August 3, 2025

The moon is looking brighter every night, and we’re inching closer to the next full moon. But let’s take a look at where we are in the lunar cycle first. The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon’s visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as …

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