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Chinese physicists create rare 'hexagonal diamond' that's harder than natural diamondResearchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its material properties to show it's harder than diamond.
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Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' — and made a profound discovery about life in space"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.
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Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first timePhysicists saw excitons, a type of quasiparticle, undergo a reversible phase transition from superfluid to supersolid for the first time, opening new doors for studying extreme states of matter.
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When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit itPeople who played the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” were less likely to cooperate when the other player was a male human or AI, and exploited female players.
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NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flightNASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards reintroducing commercial supersonic flight in the United States.
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Watch four flying cars go toe-to-toe in new 'Formula One of the skies'The Jetson One personal aircraft was recently demonstrated in a four-vehicle aerial race. The aircraft is designed for a single person, takes off and hovers like a helicopter, and can go up to 1,500 feet off the ground.
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Where could alien life exist in our solar system?The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?
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Trippy liquid 'fireworks' appear when scientists try to mix unmixable fluidsWhen two fluids don't mix well, they sometimes form strange patterns called "viscous fingering," or Saffman-Taylor instability. Studying these patterns can help scientists understand how to design systems for carbon storage, a key part of managing climate change.
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MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death ValleyResearchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in extreme environments.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe spots powerful magnetic explosion aimed at the sun's surfaceNASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly observed a powerful magnetic explosion in the sun's corona that could help us predict geomagnetic storms on Earth.
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James Webb telescope unveils largest-ever map of the universeThe largest map of the universe, created with data from the James Webb Space Telescope, shows almost 800,000 galaxies crammed into a tiny piece of sky and spanning almost all of time.
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China has developed the largest drone carrier in the world — and it's getting ready for takeoffThe world’s largest drone "mothership" is getting ready for deployment in June. It’s designed to carry and launch up to 100 drones in a swarm, including kamikaze drones.
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Eerie NASA image shows eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. Yes — it's real.NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9.
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Solar wind might be making water on the moon, groundbreaking NASA study revealsLunar samples show evidence that solar wind could be behind the water molecules on the moon's surface, according to NASA. The results could shine a light on how water ice collects in cold traps formed by patches of permanent darkness at the moon's poles.
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It's time to clean up space junk before orbits become 'unusable,' according to new ESA reportA new report released April 1 by the European Space Agency sheds light on space pollution surrounding our planet — how bad the problem is, and what we need to do to keep Earth orbits clean enough to use.
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Perseverance rover spots peculiar 'spider egg' rock on Mars — and scientists have no idea how it got thereOn March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.
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Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it mattersFor the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a "supersolid" that's both solid and liquid at the same time. Here’s what that means, and why it's such a big step forward.
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Blue Ghost spacecraft captures rare, stunning views of Earth eclipsing the moonFirefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft took some unique photos of our home planet on its Mission 1 flight to the moon in late January and early February. The spacecraft is now in orbit around the moon, with a planned landing date of March 2.
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Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine's Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you're probably in itOn this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image is just as awe-inspiring today.
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Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and lifeA NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life.
