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Well, yes- that's Charon 👉 https://youtu.be/joi090MlntU
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Charon - the moon of Pluto
Yes, that is not our moon, that’s Charon, also known as Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Charon is the sixth-largest trans-Neptunian object after Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Gonggong. It was discovered…
Charon is the sixth-largest trans-Neptunian object after Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Gonggong. It was discovered…
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First Compelling Evidence of Organisms That Eat Viruses as a Food Source
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First Compelling Evidence of Organisms That Eat Viruses as a Food Source
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First Compelling Evidence of Organisms That Eat Viruses as a Food Source
Eat or be eaten: It's an edict of Mother Nature that connects every corner of the biosphere in a sprawling web of producers, consumers, detritivores, and scavengers.
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Scientists Say They've Determined The Total Amount of Matter in The Universe
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Scientists Say They've Determined The Total Amount of Matter in The Universe
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Scientists Say They've Determined The Total Amount of Matter in The Universe
The stuff that makes up our Universe is tricky to measure, to put it mildly. We know that most of the Universe's matter-energy density consists of dark energy, the mysterious unknown force that's driving the Universe's expansion. And we know that t
Water on Mars: discovery of three buried lakes intrigues scientists
Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Mars’s south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers have confirmed the presence of that lake — and found three more.
The discovery, reported on 28 September in Nature Astronomy1, was made using radar data from the European Space Agency’s Mars-orbiting spacecraft, called Mars Express. It follows the detection of a single subsurface lake in the same region in 2018 — which, if confirmed, would be the first body of liquid water ever detected on the red planet and a possible habitat for life. But that finding was based on just 29 observations made from 2012 to 2015, and many researchers said they needed more evidence to support the claim. The latest study used a broader data set comprising 134 observations from 2012 to 2019.
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Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Mars’s south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers have confirmed the presence of that lake — and found three more.
The discovery, reported on 28 September in Nature Astronomy1, was made using radar data from the European Space Agency’s Mars-orbiting spacecraft, called Mars Express. It follows the detection of a single subsurface lake in the same region in 2018 — which, if confirmed, would be the first body of liquid water ever detected on the red planet and a possible habitat for life. But that finding was based on just 29 observations made from 2012 to 2015, and many researchers said they needed more evidence to support the claim. The latest study used a broader data set comprising 134 observations from 2012 to 2019.
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NASA Detected Phosphine on Venus Decades Ago And Didn't Realise, Scientists Claim
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NASA Detected Phosphine on Venus Decades Ago And Didn't Realise, Scientists Claim
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NASA Detected Phosphine on Venus Decades Ago And Didn't Realise, Scientists Claim
If life does exist on Venus, NASA may have first detected it back in 1978. But the finding went unnoticed for 42 years.
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Dramatic Timelapse From Hubble Shows a Star Literally Exploding in Nothingness
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Dramatic Timelapse From Hubble Shows a Star Literally Exploding in Nothingness
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With an uncountable number of stars in the Universe, you'd think their explosive deaths would be fairly common. However, rarely do we get to see the spectacular way these supernova events unfold in the visible spectrum - but that's exactly the trea
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We're Finally Getting Closer to Solving The Mystery of Glass's Perplexing Strength
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We're Finally Getting Closer to Solving The Mystery of Glass's Perplexing Strength
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We're Finally Getting Closer to Solving The Mystery of Glass's Perplexing Strength
A windowpane or a tumbler might shatter quite easily, but solid glass is actually a lot more rigid and strong than it technically should be, if we consider its molecular make-up.
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Nobel-Prize Winning Black Hole Researcher Holds a Map of Stars in Her Mind
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Nobel-Prize Winning Black Hole Researcher Holds a Map of Stars in Her Mind
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Nobel-Prize Winning Black Hole Researcher Holds a Map of Stars in Her Mind
For US astronomer Andrea Ghez, who won this year's Nobel Physics Prize, what makes black holes so fascinating is how tricky they are to conceptualize.
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Study Confirms 'Slow Blinks' Really Do Work to Communicate With Your Cat
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Study Confirms 'Slow Blinks' Really Do Work to Communicate With Your Cat
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Cats have a reputation for standoffishness, especially compared with dogs, but if you find your feline friend a little hard to bond with, maybe you're just not speaking their language. Never fear - new research has shown that it's not so difficult.
Very good article about Sweden and the coronavirus: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/it-s-been-so-so-surreal-critics-sweden-s-lax-pandemic-policies-face-fierce-backlash
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‘It's been so, so surreal.' Critics of Sweden's lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash
Doctors face reprimands for wearing masks as researchers consider leaving the country
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25-Year Study of Nuclear vs Renewables Says One Is Clearly Better at Cutting Emissions
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25-Year Study of Nuclear vs Renewables Says One Is Clearly Better at Cutting Emissions
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25-Year Study of Nuclear vs Renewables Says One Is Clearly Better at Cutting Emissions
Nuclear power is often promoted as one of the best ways to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to generate the electricity we need, but new research suggests that going all-in on renewables such as wind and solar might be a better approach to serio
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A flight to Earth from outside of the observable universe.
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Which 'Milk' Is Better For The Environment? The Answer May Surprise You
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Which 'Milk' Is Better For The Environment? The Answer May Surprise You
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Which 'Milk' Is Better For The Environment? The Answer May Surprise You
Making eco-conscious choices at the shops can be tricky when we're presented with so many options, especially when it comes to milk. Should we buy plant-based milk, or dairy? We've looked at the evidence to help you choose.
Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time
Physicists have reached a long-sought goal. The catch is that their room-temperature superconductor requires crushing pressures to keep from falling apart.
team of physicists in New York has discovered a material that conducts electricity with perfect efficiency at room temperature — a long-sought scientific milestone. The hydrogen, carbon and sulfur compound operates as a superconductor at up to 59 degrees Fahrenheit, the team reported in Nature. That’s more than 50 degrees hotter than the previous high-temperature superconductivity record set last year.
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Physicists have reached a long-sought goal. The catch is that their room-temperature superconductor requires crushing pressures to keep from falling apart.
team of physicists in New York has discovered a material that conducts electricity with perfect efficiency at room temperature — a long-sought scientific milestone. The hydrogen, carbon and sulfur compound operates as a superconductor at up to 59 degrees Fahrenheit, the team reported in Nature. That’s more than 50 degrees hotter than the previous high-temperature superconductivity record set last year.
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Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft now makes it possible to show what the Apollo 13 astronauts saw as they flew around the far side of the Moon. This video showcases visualizations in 4K resolution of many of those lunar surface views, starting with earthset and sunrise, and concluding with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with Mission Control. Also depicted is the path of the free return trajectory around the Moon, and a continuous view of the Moon throughout that path. All views have been sped up for timing purposes - they are not shown in "real-time."
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Scientists Measure The Shortest Length of Time Ever: Zeptoseconds
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Scientists Measure The Shortest Length of Time Ever: Zeptoseconds
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Scientists Measure The Shortest Length of Time Ever: Zeptoseconds
Scientists have measured the shortest unit of time ever: the time it takes a light particle to cross a hydrogen molecule.
How to determine that we have created an artificial, but living wayward creature (capable of wanting and striving), and not another, albeit a very complex tool (algorithm or robot) for our own purposes?
Stuart Kauffman, a modern genius of the level of Aristotle, together with Andrea Raleigh, a researcher of AI from the University of Bologna, was able to answer this sacramental question for the first time.
Stuart Kauffman, a modern genius of the level of Aristotle, together with Andrea Raleigh, a researcher of AI from the University of Bologna, was able to answer this sacramental question for the first time.
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Emergence of Organisms
Since early cybernetics studies by Wiener, Pask, and Ashby, the properties of living systems are subject to deep investigations. The goals of this endeavour are both understanding and building: abstract models and general principles are sought for describing…