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Halley wasn't the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.
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Chinese scientists unveil reliable lunar clock that accounts for Einstein's relativityA new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of relativity.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active momentData from NASA's Parker Solar Probe has enabled astronomers to map the unssen surface of the sun's atmosphere for the first time.
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'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mphA black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.
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Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasisBleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.
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Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universeA giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form.
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A looming 'insect apocalypse' could endanger global food supplies. Can we stop it before it's too late?Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend.
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Mysterious galaxy trapped in 'the void' keeps churning out stars without fuelResearchers are puzzled as to how the dwarf galaxy NGC 6789 continues to make new stars, despite being stuck in the gas-famished Local Void.
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Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure.
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Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seenWith help from citizen scientists, astronomers have found the most powerful and distant "odd radio circle" ever detected.
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Scientists shocked to find rare 'Einstein cross' with a surprise in its centerAn image of a distant galaxy warped by a cosmic magnifying glass reveals a massive blob of dark matter hiding in plain sight.
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Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.
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'Dreadful danger for all mankind': Einstein's powerful anti-war letter goes up for auctionA fiery letter written by Albert Einstein in 1954 is going to auction. The letter details Einstein's thoughts on his part in developing atomic weapons, and hails Mahatma Gandhi as a political genius.
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'Artificial intelligence is not a miracle cure': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxyResearchers have used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But some experts are skeptical of the results.
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'Alien's language' problem that stumped mathematicians for decades may finally be close to a solutionThe Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory, an infamous proof that has confounded mathematicians for over a decade, has been partially solved.
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Trippy supercomputer simulation offers unprecedented view of the space between starsA groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.
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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agreesIs the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.
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Physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms ineracting in space for first time everPhysicists have used a novel technique to observe individual atoms interacting in free space for the first time ever. The new technique confirms a century-old quantum mechanical theory.
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Mathematicians devise new way to solve devilishly difficult algebra equationsMathematicians have devised a new way to solve higher-order polynomial equations, ushering in a 'dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra'.
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The universe's 'missing matter' may have finally been foundAbout half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it.
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'Unlike any objects we know': Scientists get their best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling at the Milky Way's centerScientists have gotten the best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling near the Milky Way's black hole. The cosmic twisters could play an important role in distributing organic molecules throughout the galaxy.
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The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itselfA new study suggests that water first appeared in the universe just a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang — meaning life could have evolved billions of years earlier than previously thought.
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14-year-old known as 'the human calculator' breaks 6 math world records in 1 dayIndian teenager Aaryan Shulka performs calculations in his head quicker than most people can use a calculator. At a recent event hosted by Guinness World Records, 14-year-old Shulka shattered six mental math records in one day.
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NASA rover discovers liquid water 'ripples' carved into Mars rock — and it could rewrite the Red Planet's historyNASA's Curiosity rover photographed remnants of rippling waves in an ancient Martian lakebed, proving that the Red Planet had open water for longer in its history than previously thought.
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