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Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Look inside the revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory

51¶¯Âþ's behind the scenes look at the telescope about to open a new eye on the universe

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A 3d rendered image of particles

Physics

The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality

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A thunderstorm cloud

Earth

Why geoengineering is no longer a complete taboo for scientists

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Trees against starry sky

Space

Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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People view superconducting quantum computer model during the 8th Digital China Summit at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center on April 29, 2025 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. The summit highlights the country's strides in digital transformation and the expansion of its digital economy. (Photo by Zhang Bin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) 2212665605

Physics

At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for

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An infected in Columbia Pictures' 28 YEARS LATER.

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Danny Boyle's long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later is a triumph

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In about 1.3 million years, the star system Gliese 710 is set to pass directly through our Oort Cloud, an event visualized in a dramatic scene in Encounters in the Milky Way. During its flyby, our systems will swap icy comets, flinging some out on new paths.

Space

51¶¯Âþ recommends a new space show at the Hayden Planetarium

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Rubin Observatory in March 2024...***..Observatorio Rubin en marzo de 2024.

Space

Why you should join a watch party for the first Vera C. Rubin images

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Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of an aurora taken from the International Space Station to Twitter on August 15, 2015

Physics

The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology

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Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core

Earth

Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than previously thought

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Fabulous time travel novel is part-thriller and part-romance

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The best new science fiction books of June 2025

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Space

Peer into the early universe as light bends around huge galaxy cluster

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Space

Life of first US woman in space Sally Ride makes a moving documentary

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