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A lunar laser locked to an ultrastable silicon cavity placed inside one of the Moon’s permanently shadowed craters could provide the infrastructure for a lunar time scale, Earth-Moon optical communication, satellite-based space distance measurements and imaging, and a space-based optical atomic clock.
Scientists propose placing a silicon cavity in a shadowed lunar crater to create an ultrastable laser for future Moon missions.
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New simulations reveal a bizarre superionic carbon-hydrogen phase that may exist deep inside giant planets.
SpaceScientists discover new state of matter inside Uranus and NeptuneJoshua Shavit
Path of the solar system through the Local Interstellar Cloud.
SpaceAncient supernova remnants found in Antarctic iceBreaking Science
Revealing the Nature of the Ultra-Faint Galaxy LAP1-B through a Giant "Gravitational Lens"
SpaceAstronomers discover the most chemically primitive galaxy in the universeJoseph Shavit
New research suggests fortified omega-3 drinks could help astronauts stay healthier on long-duration space missions.
SpaceCustomizable drinks help astronauts get nutrients they miss in orbitJoshua Shavit
New physics research argues reality contains truths no algorithm can capture, challenging the simulation hypothesis.
SpacePhysicists just debunked the idea that we’re living in a simulationJoseph Shavit
Study suggests rocky planets smaller than 0.8 Earth radii struggle to keep atmospheres long enough for life.
SpaceRocky planets smaller than Earth may be too small to stay habitableJoshua Shavit
This image of Jupiter from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows stunning details of the majestic planet in infrared light. In this image, brightness indicates high altitude.
SpaceJupiter’s jet streams dive into extreme atmospheric regionsJoseph Shavit
Exoplanet TOI-2031Ab is a lonely gas giant, the only planet in its solar system about 901 light years from Earth. An artist's rendering shows what it might look like.
SpaceJupiter-like exoplanet helping scientists rethink how solar systems formJoseph Shavit
New Bayesian analysis reveals hidden detail in black hole ringdowns, including overtones and nonlinear gravitational-wave modes.
SpaceFaint black hole ‘ringing’ provides a sharper test of Einstein’s gravityJoseph Shavit
A new physics model suggests the universe began with a bounce inside a black hole, not a singular Big Bang.
SpaceThe Universe may have begun inside a black hole, not a Big BangJoshua Shavit
When two black holes collide and merge, they release gravitational waves.
SpaceStrange ripples in space may point to dark matter near merging black holesJoseph Shavit
Black hole mergers are helping LIGO tune faulty detectors and sharpen the hunt for gravitational-wave sources.
SpaceGravitational wave detectors can now tune themselves using black holesBreaking Science
A new cosmology model suggests the universe may be 26.7 billion years old, reshaping how JWST’s earliest galaxies are understood.
SpaceThe universe is significantly older than previously thought, astronomers findJoseph Shavit
Image below, NASA/ JSC Flight Surgeon Dr Rick Scheuring performing knee ultrasound examination with KneeTapTM external pneumatic compressive device on RM at National Jewish Health Denver CO.
HealthResearchers find no significant joint damage in astronauts after short spaceflightsMac Oliveau
Scientists say Venus’ giant cloud front comes from a hydraulic jump, revealing a new driver of its fast-moving atmosphere.
SpaceResearchers explain mysterious cause of 6,000-kilometer cloud wall on VenusJoshua Shavit
New physics research suggests spacetime may preserve some gravitational structures as it evolves.
SpacePhysicists rewrite Einstein’s equations to define spacetime evolutionJoseph Shavit