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European Southern Observatory reveals epic construction of Extremely Large Telescope

Today in the Chilean Atacama Desert, work is in full swing to create the dome of the Extremely Large Telescope…

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Scientists have seen the ins and outs of a gamma-ray burst for the first time—recognized its spectral lines

Supernova explosions, mergers of neutron stars and black holes give rise to the most energetic phenomena in the Universe -…

4 months ago

Blue light from a smartphone screen has a detrimental effect on the skin, scientists have found

Four years ago, the whole world was captured by the fear of the blue light of gadget screens. The reason…

4 months ago

“James Webb” found signs of a subsurface ocean on Ariel, a moon of Uranus

In four billion years, humanity will have to seek salvation on the outskirts of the solar system from the Sun,…

4 months ago

An accident saved the Earth from the most powerful solar flare in many years

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the most powerful solar flare occurred in the current cycle of activity of our star.…

4 months ago

Sierra Space inflatable “space house” successfully exploded with critical overpressure

In June, Sierra Space's LIFE inflatable space module was tested again. The module was blown to shreds, but engineers are…

4 months ago

NASA’s Perseverance rover finds an intriguing Martian rock with earthly signs of life

NASA's Perseverance rover team has reported an intriguing discovery on the Red Planet. A six-wheeled geologist traveling on Mars found…

4 months ago

The first user of the Neuralink brain implant spoke about life with a chip in his head

Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old American who was the first to receive a Neuralink brain implant, told RIA Novosti how he…

4 months ago

Scientists look for a solution to the mystery of dark matter in the anomalies of pulsars

Dark matter manifests itself only in gravitational interactions, which makes it invisible in the electromagnetic spectrum. Is it possible to…

4 months ago

Scientists look for a solution to the mystery of dark matter in the anomalies of pulsars

Dark matter manifests itself only in gravitational interactions, which makes it invisible in the electromagnetic spectrum. Is it possible to…

4 months ago