#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook

#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook

“#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook” Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of particle physics both baffled and thrilled. Tiny particles called muons aren’t quite doing what is expected of them in two different…

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#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

“#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus” Astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the radiation as part of a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research.  In an examination and with further analysis, they saw clear detection…

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#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars

#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars

“#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars” BEIJING — As their respective spacecrafts headed to Mars, China and the US held consultations earlier this year in a somewhat unusual series of exchanges between the rivals. China’s National Space Agency confirmed Wednesday that it had working-level meetings and communications with NASA from…

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#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

“#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID” LONDON — On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the country needed to expand its capacity to analyze the genetic makeup of the virus. The Cambridge University microbiologist understood that…

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#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

“#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA” Whew, now here’s some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The space agency announced this week that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth in 2068. That’s the…

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#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole

#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole

“#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole” Scientists from the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration announced Wednesday that they had been able to map the magnetic fields around a black hole using polarized light waves for the first time, releasing a stunning image of the supermassive object at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy. The team…

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#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary

#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary

“#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary” Media watch: US Reporters Enable Beijing Major media have imagined a racial motive for the Atlanta shooting spree to feed “a social-media audience of woke identitarians — and now the Chinese Communist Party is getting in on the act,” reports Stephen L. Miller at Spectator USA. All facts…

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#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary

#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary

“#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary” From the right: Truth-Challenged Joe “I’ll always tell you the truth,” President Biden vowed a year ago — yet, the Issues & Insights editors note, he is lying “about the COVID-19 vaccine, the economic rebound already underway” and “the border crisis. Biden won’t tell the truth about the first two…

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