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Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints
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Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints
Physicists have proposed modifications to the infamous Schrödinger's cat paradox that could help explain why quantum particles can exist in more than one state simultaneously, while large objects (like the universe) seemingly cannot.
History & Archaeology

Lasers reveal prehistoric Irish monuments that may have been 'pathways for the dead'
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Lasers reveal prehistoric Irish monuments that may have been 'pathways for the dead'
Archaeologists used lidar to detect a cluster of rare Neolithic monuments hidden in farmland in Ireland.
Space

Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints
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Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints
The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be linked?
 
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Black hole 'traffic jams' are forcing cosmic monsters to collide, new study finds
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Black hole 'traffic jams' are forcing cosmic monsters to collide, new study finds

Supermassive black holes may create conditions akin to "cosmic intersections with failed traffic lights" that make collisions between smaller stellar-mass black holes inevitable.


Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside
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Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside
Scientists have yet to reach the bottom of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, which new measurements hint could be connected to a labyrinth of submarine caves and tunnels.
Planet Earth

Earth from space: Lava bleeds down iguana-infested volcano as it spits out toxic gas
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Earth from space: Lava bleeds down iguana-infested volcano as it spits out toxic gas
A satellite image of the Galápagos Islands' La Cumbre volcano shows lava seeping from the iguana-covered mountain days into an ongoing, months-long eruption.

 
the same cloud aren't identical twins. Here's why.


Stars from the same cloud aren't identical twins. Here's why.
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Oddly enough, binary stars born from the same parental cloud of collapsing gas and dust aren't always identical twins. It's possible they even possess different kinds of orbiting planets. But, why would that be? Well, astronomers may finally have an answer.
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Scientists amazed by Southern Ring Nebula's structure
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The glorious, billowing Southern Ring Nebula is the cocoon of a dying star - and it has a secret. Scientists have found this nebula to exhibit a double-ring structure that evidences not one, but possibly three stars at its heart.
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SpaceX

SpaceX vet's start-up company comes out of stealth mode
SpaceX vet's start-up company comes out of stealth mode
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A spaceflight startup with some serious bona fides has just come out of stealth mode. Portal Space Systems announced its existence today (April 30), revealing that it has snagged more than $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for the development and launch of its new Supernova satellite bus.
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Search for Life

TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted rogue planet
TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted rogue planet
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) may have discovered its first free-floating, or "orphaned," planet. That's a planet roaming the cosmos without a star, all alone. The potential discovery demonstrates that TESS can use a phenomenon first suggested by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago to spot these so-called rogue planets.
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Scientists amazed by Southern Ring Nebula's structure's structure
(NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/O. De Marco (Macquarie University)/J. DePasquale (STScI))

The glorious, billowing Southern Ring Nebula is the cocoon of a dying star - and it has a secret. Scientists have found this nebula to exhibit a double-ring structure that evidences not one, but possibly three stars at its heart.
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SpaceX vet's start-up company comes out of stealth mode
SpaceX vet's start-up company comes out of stealth mode's start-up company comes out of stealth mode
(Portal Space Systems)

A spaceflight startup with some serious bona fides has just come out of stealth mode. Portal Space Systems announced its existence today (April 30), revealing that it has snagged more than $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for the development and launch of its new Supernova satellite bus.
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Search for Life

TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted rogue planet
TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted rogue planet
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) may have discovered its first free-floating, or "orphaned," planet. That's a planet roaming the cosmos without a star, all alone. The potential discovery demonstrates that TESS can use a phenomenon first suggested by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago to spot these so-called rogue planets.
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James Webb telescope reveals fiery 'mane' of the Horsehead Nebula in spectacular new images
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James Webb telescope reveals fiery 'mane' of the Horsehead Nebula in spectacular new images
Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the star-forming Horsehead Nebula is located 1,300 light-years away in the Orion Constellation.

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found
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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found
Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula.
Health

Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer
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Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer
Doctors say it's very unusual to develop a visual impairment as the first symptom of lung cancer.