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Building on their extensive involvement at CERN, the University of Rochester team recently achieved “incredibly precise” measures of the electroweak mixing angle, a crucial component of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Credit: Samuel Joseph Hertzog; Julien Marius OrdanResearchers at the University of Rochester, working with the CMS…

CAMPBELL LAKE, Fla. — Emily Elliott was searching the water for something precious.Elliott, a University of Alabama scientist who studies ancient hurricanes, came to this lake on the Gulf Coast for sediment that can unlock the secrets of the violent storms of the past — and offer a glimpse of future tempests as Earth’s climate warms.Aboard a…

Trilobites that date back 508 million years have been found preserved in volcanic matter, revealing never-before-seen details in 3D form. Their fossilization was so rapid that tiny shells have been preserved in situ, and soft tissues including mouthparts and internal organs can still be seen.The trilobites were entombed in pyroclastic flow,…

In the 1660s, Italian astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini discovered something while looking at the planet Jupiter: a massive spot now known as the planet’s signature. Known as the Great Red Spot or Permanent Spot, the planetary feature is thought to be evidence of a massive Jovian storm. But new research suggests the storm astronomers can see…

Another planetary parade is in store this month, and it’s coming up this weekend. If you missed the last one or want a second chance to flex your telescope skills and snap some photos, here are the details. Planetary alignment on June 29, 2024 Planetary alignment, also known as a planetary parade, is when several planets gather closely on one…

A Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter, U.S. space agencies said. There were no immediate details on what caused the break-up of the RESURS-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which was decommissioned in 2022.…

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have successfully manufactured a new type of glass that while maintaining its transparency, can come together instantly with the touch of water at room temperature.The research was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Nature.Led by PhD student Gal Finkelstein-Zuta and Prof. Ehud Gazit from…

A Naples family is seeking damages from NASA after space debris crashed into their home earlier this year.Mica Nguyen Worthy, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based attorney representing Alejandro Otero and his family, said in a June 21 news release that her firm has submitted a claim to NASA to recover money "resulting from a space debris incident"…

It's time to bring out the big engines. Those on the Space Coast will soon be in for a treat.Not one, but three Falcon 9 first stage rockets making up the Falcon Heavy are tentatively scheduled to blast into the Florida sky in tandem this week to carry a weather satellite into orbit.It's been awhile since Florida has seen this sight: two Falcon…

Robert Brandenberger, a physicist at McGill University who was not involved with the study, said the new paper “sets a new standard of rigor for the analysis” of the mathematics of the beginning of time. In some cases, what appears at first to be a singularity—a point in space-time where mathematical descriptions lose their meaning—may in fact…