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Rock Clouds Vanish Every Night on Distant Giant Planet, James Webb Telescope Finds

A Day in the Life of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have observed a striking meteorological pattern on WASP-94A b, a giant exoplanet located nearly 700 light-years from Earth. The planet's atmosphere exhibits a cycle where clouds composed of rock-like minerals

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U.S. Government Seeks Nuclear Startup Partners for Weapons-Grade Plutonium Disposal

The U.S. government is exploring partnerships with nuclear startups to help manage its stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium. The administration is considering whether private-sector innovation could provide pathways to utilize the dozens of tons of surplus plutonium currently in storage. Nuclear startups developing advanced reactor designs may offer solutions for

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How Plate Tectonics May Have Set the Stage for Earth's Oxygen-Rich Air

Earth's atmosphere is uniquely rich in oxygen, and a new study suggests that plate tectonics played a crucial role in making that possible. The research indicates that the movement of Earth's surface plates helps transfer carbon and sulfur—elements that readily bind with oxygen—into the

Large Hadron Collider Researchers Observe Anomalous Behavior in Rare Particle Decays

Researchers working with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have reported observations that may challenge our current understanding of fundamental physics. The team has been investigating "penguin decays," which are extremely rare particle transformations that occur through specific quantum processes. The analysis of these uncommon events has revealed

Supercomputer Simulations Reveal How Cosmic Magnetic Fields Form from Turbulence

Scientists have long puzzled over how the universe generates and sustains the enormous magnetic fields observed throughout cosmos. Now, researchers using some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created have uncovered the underlying mechanism: turbulence itself serves as the engine that builds these vast magnetic fields. The discovery emerged

New Approaches to Unifying Gravity and Quantum Mechanics Explore the Nature of Time

Physicists have long sought to unify quantum mechanics with gravity into a single theoretical framework—a "theory of everything." A new approach suggests that gravity may not just be another force in the universe, but could be foundational to reality itself. The research explores how incorporating gravity into

Astronomers Detect Extremely Bright Supernova Powered by Newly Born Magnetar

Astronomers have observed an exceptionally bright supernova that was amplified by the birth of a magnetar, a type of neutron star with an extraordinarily powerful magnetic field. The discovery was made using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which detected the supercharged stellar explosion. When massive stars exhaust their