Science

Are we still listening to space?

When LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, and its European counterpart, Virgo, detect a gravitational ripple from space, a public alert is sent out. That alert lets researchers know with a decently high confidence that this...

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NASA's ECOSTRESS Monitors California's Record-Breaking Heat Wave

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This ECOSTRESS temperature map shows the land surface temperatures throughout Los Angeles County on Aug. 14, 2020, during...

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Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor

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To make the new material, the thin film is first deposited via a...

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NASA's Webb to Study Quasars and Their Host Galaxies in Three Dimensions

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Quasars—accreting supermassive black holes—are paradoxically some of the brightest objects in the universe....

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NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field

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This stereoscopic visualization shows a simple model of the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic...

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Scientists Determine 'Oumuamua Isn't Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All

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Scientists Determine 'Oumuamua Isn't Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All

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New NSF Physics Frontier Center Will Focus on Neutron Star Modeling in ‘Gravitational Wave Era’

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This rendering shows the density of matter in the aftermath of two merged...

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Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission

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Auroral beads seen from the International Space Station, Sept. 17, 2011 (Frame ID: ISS029-E-6012).

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