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George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80  The New York Times Source link

How did the universe come into existence, and what early processes shaped everything that followed? A new study published in Physical Review Research takes aim at this fundamental question. Scientists from Spain and Italy have introduced a model that reimagines what happened moments after the universe was born. Their approach could upend long-standing ideas about the forces and events that …

In 1965, the US Air Force and the Lincoln Laboratory at MIT launched two Lincoln Experimental Satellites (LES) into orbit around the Earth: LES-1 and LES-2. These were the first super-high-frequency satellites, using the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum. “Lincoln Laboratory’s space communications program after Project West Ford began in 1963 with a charter to build and demonstrate military space …

Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began  Reuters Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other  Federal News Network Breaking down the impact of Trump’s shutdown layoffs of federal workers  CNN Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings  AP News Democrats threaten to see Trump team ‘in …

It looks like Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are officially a couple! Months after they first sparked dating rumors, the 40-year-old “Teenage Dream” singer and the 53-year-old former Prime Minister of Canada were spotted packing on the PDA while enjoying a day out on a boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. Keep reading to find out more…In the …

An awe-inspiring celestial show is headed to Earth—and you can still get a front-row seat. The Orionid meteor shower happens once a year when Earth travels through debris left behind by extraterrestrial icon Halley’s Comet when it soared through the sky in 1986. According to NASA, Orionid’s shooting stars are particularly bright and fast, with glowing trails that can last from several …

A black hole analog could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real thing. Using a chain of atoms in single file to simulate the event horizon of a black hole, a team of physicists in 2022 observed the equivalent of what we call Hawking radiation – particles born from disturbances in the …

Last week was a wild one for mortgage rates with the lowest levels in nearly a year on Monday and an abrupt spike after Wednesday’s Fed announcement.  The present week has been completely different with each day seeing minimal change compared to the previous session.  Today was no exception. This was actually a logical outcome based on the morning’s economic …

Mikaela Strauss, the songwriter and producer who records as King Princess, describes her new album Girl Violence as “almost like a ‘ha ha’ to toxic masculinity”, although not in the way you may initially think. Informed by the drama and infighting that she suggests is inherent in many lesbian communities, Girl Violence touches on the idea that “in a world full of …

Earth may have started recycling its crust and forming continents far earlier than many scientists expected. A new study links chemical clues inside ancient crystals to short, intense bursts of early subduction and rapid crust growth. The team analyzed tiny pockets of ancient magma sealed inside green olivine crystals and paired the chemistry with computer models of early Earth. The …