Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?
In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!
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The Incredible Power of Quantum Memory
Read more: The Incredible Power of Quantum MemoryResearchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems.
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The Quantum Geometry That Exists Outside of Space and Time
Read more: The Quantum Geometry That Exists Outside of Space and TimeA decade after the discovery of the “amplituhedron,” physicists have excavated more of the timeless geometry underlying the standard picture of how particles move.
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The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects
Read more: The Secret Electrostatic World of InsectsInvisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.
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The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely Fast
Read more: The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely FastZero to 60 in 1.4 seconds? By lowering air pressure under the car, automakers can dial the acceleration way up.
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Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky Purple
Read more: Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky PurpleThe strange, apocalyptic skies during the storm reveal how light behaves in the atmosphere when it’s filled with an unusual amount of water vapor, dust, and debris.
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How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research
Read more: How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of ResearchIt has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?
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‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work
Read more: ‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They WorkWhat do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question.
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Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around
Read more: Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff AroundIt seems crazy, but light actually exerts a physical force on objects. It could power a new generation of spacecraft for deep-space missions.
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New Evidence Shows Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement
Read more: New Evidence Shows Heat Destroys Quantum EntanglementWhile devising a new quantum algorithm, four researchers accidentally established a hard limit on the “spooky” phenomenon.
