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Using Lasers in Labs to Understand Fast Radio Bursts
Scientists have found a way to simulate the high energy of a magnetar in the lab using lasers to create a QED pair plasma.
Glowing Galaxies in Infrared and Ultraviolet
Hubble captures a detailed image of IC 4271, a type 2 Seyfert galaxy that glows mostly in infrared light.
FAST Measures Hydrogen Absorption in Planetary Nebula
Scientists detected neutral atomic hydrogen absorption in planetary nebula IC 4997, which is a fancy way of saying there is cold hydrogen gas.
Another Solar Crisis Averted
In a new paper, researchers try modeling the Sun using new calculations that don’t assume thermal equilibrium at local scales.
Lucy Spacecraft Spies Lunar Eclipse
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is on a current trajectory that meant the L’LORRI camera was able to capture the recent lunar eclipse from about 100 million kilometers away.
Magnetic Waves Discovered in Earth’s Core
New research presents evidence of a newly discovered type of magnetic wave that runs along the outer edge of the core up against the mantle.