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Scientists may now have found a solution to Stephen Hawking’s famous black hole paradox, which has puzzled experts since the 1970s. A team of researchers from the University of Sussex, University of… [+5090 chars]
Physicists at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated the use of a hydrogen molecule as a quantum sensor in a terahertz laser-equipped scanning tunneling microscope, a technique that c… [+3490 chars]
It would surely be inaccurate to say Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s next guest speaker has rocks in his head, but they are certainly foremost on his mind, especially rocks from Mars. Chris Herd is an E… [+4200 chars]
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A mosquito watches you through a lattice of microscopic lenses. You stare back, fly swatter in hand, closely tracking the bloodsucker with your humble single-lens eyes. But it turns out that the way … [+4001 chars]
The Canadian skies are set to be extra captivating in May 2022. During the total eclipse, the moon will be shrouded in darkness, hidden from the sun’s light by the earth’s shadow. When is the next … [+1488 chars]
On Feb. 25, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its mission’s 40th close pass by the giant planet, Jupiter. During this pass, it captured a moon shadow view. Jupiter’s moon Ganymede cast a large,… [+1400 chars]
Scientists may now have found a solution to Stephen Hawking’s famous black hole paradox, which has puzzled experts since the 1970s. A team of researchers from the University of Sussex, University of… [+5090 chars]
Michael Zanetti, a NASA planetary scientist at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, hikes the Cinder cone in Potrillo volcanic field in New Mexico in late 2021, testing the back… [+5996 chars]
As space travel becomes a reality in the 21st century, Dr. Amitabha Ghosh, chair of science operations working group for NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission, believes that Mars is humankind's destiny… [+396 chars]
