When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A physicist is taking that advice to heart, advancing a bold plan to use none other than Ganymede—Jupiter’s largest moon—as a dark matter detector on an astronomical scale. Dark matter refers to the “invisible” mass that supposedly constitutes 85% of the universe. …
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The Trump administration opened an immigrant detention site at a former Japanese internment camp in Texas, leading to condemnation from politicians, advocacy groups, and descendants of survivors of the WWII-era program. Fort Bliss, a military base headquartered in El Paso, is slated to be the site of the largest federal detention center in the country. It currently holds around 1,000 …
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An international team of researchers is looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, a giant prehistoric primate that once lived in what is now southern China. The species is known from its teeth and mandibles found in cave sites. The fossils suggest it was the largest primate ever, with estimates of its size ranging from about …
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Dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up around 27% of the universe, remains one of the most intriguing mysteries in modern science. Despite extensive research, astronomers have yet to directly detect dark matter particles or their by-products, primarily because of their faint interaction with regular matter. In a new study available on arxiv, scientists are suggesting that Ganymede, the …
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RICHMOND, Va. (WKRC) – The largest lottery jackpot ever won in Virginia has been claimed by an anonymous winner, who disclosed to officials their plans to make a first big purchase. The $348 million Mega Millions jackpot from the June 27 drawing was won by a single ticket; the ticket matched all six winning numbers: 18-21-29-42-50 and the Mega Ball …
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The Trump administration has launched their own ‘Manhattan Project’ amid reports one of America’s largest companies is set to be nationalized. Intel, the largest chip fabricator in the US, has been in talks with Donald Trump over a potential government stake in the company. While the percentage stake the government is asking for has not been made public, nationalizing a company is …
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A broken bone sets off a repair job inside the body. New blood vessels grow in, bringing oxygen and nutrients to rebuild the damage. Scientists have now traced that same process in a Tyrannosaurus rex rib from about 67 million years ago, using powerful X-rays to see mineral “shadows” where blood once flowed. They focused on a deep …
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This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy. SpaceX has revealed the massive grid fins through which it will catch its future Starship Super Heavy rocket boosters. Starship is the world’s largest rocket under development and the only vehicle designed to be caught by the …
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The massive “Cosmic Horseshoe” galaxy system likely hosts a colossal black hole measuring 36 billion times the mass of our sun — one of the largest ever seen in the universe, a new study finds. Scientists found the cosmic monster by peering through a halo of light called an “Einstein ring,” which is a kind of gravitational lens. Lensing happens …
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