The giant holes in galaxies’ centers shouldn’t be able to merge, yet merge they do. Scientists suggest that an unusual form of dark matter may be the solution.
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Read the full article at: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-do-merging-supermassive-black-holes-pass-the-final-parsec-20241023/Two teams of scientists have announced a breakthrough in fusion energy research, demonstrating for the first time the ability to simultaneously achieve high plasma density and confinement in a tokamak reactor. Derived from a Russian acronym, a tokamak is a donut-shaped experimental device that uses magnetic fields to make use of the energy of nuclear…
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Read the full article at: https://www.rdworldonline.com/separate-research-groups-push-fusion-plasma-performance-to-new-levels/For the first time, a fusion device at the University of Wisconsin in Madison has generated plasma, inching one step closer toward using nuclear fusion as a source of carbon-free energy.
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New research examines whether the sources of the highest-energy photons could also be the sources of the highest-energy charged particles.
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Read the full article at: https://aasnova.org/2024/05/22/seeking-the-sources-of-ultra-high-energy-cosmic-rays/We all know our little section of this thoroughfare, but it’s easy to forget we see just a glimpse of this road that ends at Yellowstone Park. Here are 14 things you never knew about Rt. 14.
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