Science

VERITAS: Exploring the Deep Truths of Venus

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An artist's concept of active volcanos on Venus, depicting a subduction zone where the foreground crust...

Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers

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Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE appears as a string of fuzzy red dots in this composite of several heat-sensitive infrared...

Keeping a Steady Eye on Sea Level Change From Space

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Coastal areas around the world - such as the Zambezi River Delta shown in a Landsat 8 satellite image - are...

Shock waves from stellar explosions take preferential direction

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Shock waves from stellar explosions take preferential direction

Portable system boosts laser precision, at room temperature

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An MIT-designed miniature “squeezer” reduces quantum noise in lasers at room temperature. The...

Silver linings

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Silver linings

Discovery of a luminous galaxy reionizing the local intergalactic medium 13 billion years ago

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The galaxy A370p_z1 in the Hubble imaging and a zoom-in in each filter. The non-detection in the first three filers, followed by detections...

A Mosaic of Fireworks

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A Mosaic of Fireworks