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July 26, 20190Comments

Eclipsing binary white dwarf stars with the shortest circulation period known

Using a 2.1-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (USA), astronomers discovered a double star consisting of a pair of white dwarfs that make one turn around a...

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July 23, 20190Comments

Jeffrey Epstein gave dirty money to cops, but also Harvard, Ohio State, science & technology institutions

To date, Harvard University has acknowledged accepting a total of $6.5 million in donations from Jeffrey Epstein, which it claims has already been spent, and which it does not...

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July 20, 20190Comments

Eminent psychologists condemn "emotion detection" systems as being grounded in junk science

One of the more extravagant claims made by tech companies is that they can detect emotions by analyzing photos of our faces with machine learning systems. The premise is...

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July 19, 20190Comments

Two Doctors Share Their Science-Backed Secrets To Aging Gracefully

Sorry, but you can’t biohack your way to a longer life.

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July 17, 20190Comments

Microquasar SS 433 – one of the most exotic objects in space

Using an array of ALMA radio telescopes, astronomers managed to get the most detailed snapshot of the microquasar SS 433, which was opened more than forty years ago and has...

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July 17, 20190Comments

Scientists have figured out how to inhabit Mars

Autonomous silicon dioxide airgel designs will create local habitable zones on Mars with habitual positive temperatures, enough light for photosynthesis and environment safe...

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July 15, 20190Comments

A mysterious disk surrounding a supermassive black hole

Thanks to the sharp vision of the Hubble space telescope, astronomers were able to see a thin disk surrounding a supermassive black hole in the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC...

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July 12, 20190Comments

How science fiction affects (but does not predict) the future

Wired’s Rose Eveleth asks Can Sci-Fi Writers Prepare Us for an Uncertain Future? Eveleth looks at the rise of science fiction writers being asked to consult with companies...

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July 12, 20190Comments

Science offices throughout U.S. government closing under Trump at alarming rate

The great science purge, they’ll call it one day. Donald Trump is closing science offices throughout the federal government. ‘As of June, around 85 percent of all scientific...

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July 11, 20190Comments

Disk of gas and dust surrounding the growing massive protostar G353.273+0.641

Thanks to the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers for the first time managed to display in detail the disk of gas and dust surrounding the growing massive protostar...

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