RGB NIRCam image of Westerlund 1. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2411.13051 An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space …
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An artist’s depiction of different methods for measuring seismic and acoustic waves on Venus: a seismometer on the ground, pressure sensors on …
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How waves travel through the ring resonator device (left) and how specific frequencies set up a standing wave in the ring (right). …
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X-ray measurements reveal an unexpected role for copper in photocatalysts
by debarjunby debarjunCopper X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements of catalysts in action demonstrate light-driven oxidation of copper nanoparticles under photocatalytic operating conditions. Credit: Levi Palmer, …
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Observed minus calculated (O-C) diagram of TYC 3801-1529-1. Upper panel shows the O-C values and the parabolic fitting, lower panel displays the …
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Sports betting and financial market data show how people misinterpret new information in predictable ways
by debarjunby debarjunCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Let’s say it’s a home game for the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry shows he’s still got …
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X-ray diffraction enables measurement of in-situ ablation depth in aluminum
by debarjunby debarjunCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When laser energy is deposited in a target material, numerous complex processes take place at length and time …
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Unusual supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past
by debarjunby debarjunExtinction-corrected light curves of SN 2023ufx. The same colors and symbols are used throughout the manuscript. Inverted triangles show 5σ nondetections ∼0.5 …
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Custom-built raft used for summertime recordings. Credit: Julia Shpinitskaya Researchers at the University of Helsinki performed acoustic impulse response measurements in front …
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Nonlinear Compton scattering with a multi-petawatt laser mimics astrophysical phenomena
by debarjunby debarjunFigure 1. Schematics of the all-optical nonlinear Compton scattering experiment showing laser-driven electron acceleration, electron-laser collision, and Compton scattering to produce gamma …