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‘DWTS’ contestant breaks down in tears before ‘Defying Gravity’ routine

‘DWTS’ contestant breaks down in tears before ‘Defying Gravity’ routine

Elaine Hendrix brought the Dancing With the Stars ballroom to its knees on Wicked night. The Parent Trap star and her pro partner Alan Bersten earned among the lowest scores last week after their “Dedication Night” foxtrot for Hendrix’s bestie (and fellow Parent Trap star) Lisa Ann Walter. But Hendrix was able to rebound in a major way, with the pressure …

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Scientists discover a giant “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean

Scientists discover a giant “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean

Earth carries an invisible ocean “water level” called the geoid. If only gravity and rotation shaped the oceans, the surface would match that geoid everywhere. However, south of India, the geoid sinks sharply. At the center of this sunken feature, the geoid lies about 330 feet (100 meters) below the global average, a dramatic signal known as the Indian Ocean …

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Science news this week: Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS’s origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses

Science news this week: Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS’s origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses

This week’s science news was bursting with mind-blowing astronomical observations, led by new discoveries about the origins of the comet 3I/ATLAS. The comet, an interstellar interloper from far beyond our solar system, was first spotted in late June. Now, scientists are finally closing in on its age and where it came from. They discovered it likely originated in the far …

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Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals

Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Researchers detected the anomaly in data from the original GRACE Satellites, which were active between 2002 and 2017. . | Credit: NASA/JPL Satellites detected a strange gravity signal off the coast of Africa nearly 20 years ago, suggesting something unusual had happened deep …

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Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals

Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals

Satellites detected a strange gravity signal off the coast of Africa nearly 20 years ago, suggesting something unusual had happened deep within the planet to distort its gravitational field, according to a recent study. The large gravitational anomaly lasted for about two years over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It peaked in January 2007, the same month Steve Jobs announced the …

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7,000 Kilometer Gravity Anomaly And “Geomagnetic Jerk” Detected By NASA Over The Atlantic

7,000 Kilometer Gravity Anomaly And “Geomagnetic Jerk” Detected By NASA Over The Atlantic

Researchers looking through data from NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR)’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) have found an odd gravity anomaly over the Atlantic Ocean. Attempting to find the cause of the anomaly, the team found it may be associated with a “geomagnetic jerk” detected around the world. There is still plenty to learn about the Earth’s …

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Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface

Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface

In 2007, something strange happened over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. According to satellites orbiting Earth, our planet’s gravity field developed a continent-scale anomaly before subsiding to its original state. The odd event, undetectable to humans on the surface, has only just been discovered in data collected by gravity-monitoring satellites – and the cause was a tremendous redistribution of mass far …

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Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface : ScienceAlert

Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface : ScienceAlert

In 2007, something strange happened over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. According to satellites orbiting Earth, our planet’s gravity field developed a continent-scale anomaly before subsiding to its original state. The odd event, undetectable to humans on the surface, has only just been discovered in data collected by gravity-monitoring satellites – and the cause was a tremendous redistribution of mass far …

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Unifying gravity and quantum theory requires better understanding of time

Unifying gravity and quantum theory requires better understanding of time

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the abundances of the light elements created a few minutes after the Big Bang to understanding the properties of semiconductor materials that are the basis of advanced information technologies. Quantum mechanics …

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