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Dark comets have been discovered in the solar system – they are potentially dangerous for the Earth

NASA scientists have lifted the veil of secrecy over a new class of comets - they are called dark. Such…

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Webb’s latest observations pointed to the unknown physics of the expansion of the Universe.

The Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate and scientists cannot explain what causes stars and galaxies not bound by…

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The Perseverance rover sent a postcard with views of Turkino Peak, where it will look for traces of ancient life

A couple of weeks ago, NASA's Perseverance rover approached a geological outcrop called Turkino Peak. This is a ridge of…

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Hubble for the first time saw the surroundings of a quasar and detected “drops” and a huge jet there

Quasi-stellar objects, or quasars, are active galactic nuclei, the light of which is thousands of times brighter than the light…

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Scientists have created the best proton battery to date – it is cheap, safe, durable and not afraid of frost

A hydrogen atom deprived of an electron becomes a proton, an ion or particle with a positive charge. This is…

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An “eternal” atomic battery has been created that can be placed inside a person – it is built on carbon-14

Carbon-14 is one of the naturally occurring radioactive isotopes and is widely used for radiocarbon dating. Its half-life is 5700…

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China has developed a material for an invisibility cloak: it changes color to match its surroundings without using electricity

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak has become closer to reality. In China, they have created an innovative material that, without an…

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Japan has begun testing systems for transmitting solar energy from space

Today, field testing of long-distance power transmission systems began in Japan. The goal of the project is to develop technologies…

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In the USA they have learned to print electrodes for brain-computer interfaces directly on the head

Researchers at the University of Texas and the University of California at Los Angeles have developed an experimental method for…

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Venus is not a “spoiled Earth”: it never had oceans or the conditions for life to originate

Many scientists consider Venus to be a “deteriorated” Earth. On Venus, conditions developed for a powerful greenhouse effect that could…

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