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Scientists have discovered when young stars lose their chance to acquire planets

Not all stars are lucky enough to have their own brood of planets. Conditions may arise in the Universe under…

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Scientists have turned polystyrene waste into an endless source of clean energy

Researchers from Australia and Latvia have discovered a way to turn useless polystyrene waste into a source of clean and…

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A black hole has been discovered in the early Universe, absorbing matter beyond all reasonable limits.

In recent years, many supermassive black holes (SMBHs) have been discovered in the early Universe, which should not have become…

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The world’s first wooden satellite went into space

Made in Japan, the world's first wooden satellite has been sent into space aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and…

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In China, they tested a system for combining microwave beams into one powerful beam – it reaches orbit

In China, scientists have created what they claim is the world's first synchronization system for convergently combining microwave radiation from…

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The Vega system turned out to be a planetary desert

The 1997 film Contact, starring Jodie Foster, proved prophetic. At first glance, no planets have been discovered in the Vega…

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The US military has ordered the development of powerful UV-C lasers for communications, disinfection and sensors

A group of scientists from the University of Central Florida received a $1 million grant from the US Army to…

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India will deliver soil samples from the Moon for just $250 million – the Chandrayaan-4 mission is scheduled for 2028

At a recent event in New Delhi, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Somanath announced plans to bring soil…

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Cosmic spinner: a neutron star with a record rotation frequency of 716 Hz was discovered

Astronomers from Denmark, while observing a binary X-ray system, discovered signs of a record-breaking characteristic in the central partner -…

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Australia launched pilot production of flexible perovskite solar panels, but efficiency was disappointing

In Australia, 15 years after the development of technology for the production of flexible solar panels from perovskite began, their…

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