The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer in the night sky than they had in about 800 years during what's known as a "great conjunction." People all around the globe watched and photographed the planets, which looked almost like a single, bright "star" in the sky. Taken on the 22nd of December by Prabhu Kutti.
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Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer in the night sky than they had in about 800 years during what's known as a "great conjunction." People all around the globe watched and photographed the planets, which looked almost like a single, bright "star" in the sky. Taken on the 22nd of December by Prabhu Kutti.
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Augmented reality in surgery: World’s first “real” holographically navigated spine surgery at Balgrist University Hospital
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Augmented reality in surgery: World's first “real” holographically navigated spine surgery at Balgrist University Hospital
A team at Balgrist University Hospital successfully completed the first holographically navigated spine surgery. This surgery is part of a randomized clinical study which is the first of its kind in the world. The technology was developed at Balgrist University…
Behold The 'Molten Ring': Hubble Reveals One of The Largest Einstein Rings Ever Seen
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Behold The 'Molten Ring': Hubble Reveals One of The Largest Einstein Rings Ever Seen
A very rare astronomical phenomenon has been in the headlines a lot recently, and for good reason. It will be hundreds of years until we can see Jupiter and Saturn this close to one another again.
South Korea's 'Artificial Sun' Just Set a New World Record For High-Temperature Plasma
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South Korea's 'Artificial Sun' Just Set a New World Record For High-Temperature Plasma
Scientists have just set a new world record for high-temperature sustained plasma with the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, reaching an ion temperature of above 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenh
Despite The Dumpster Fire of 2020, Here Are 11 Huge Achievements We Made in Science
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Despite The Dumpster Fire of 2020, Here Are 11 Huge Achievements We Made in Science
With just a handful of days left in this strange beast of a year that will most certainly go down in history books, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the marvellous things scientists still delivered, despite everything.
Look at All These Mind-Blowing Photos of Asteroid Pieces Retrieved From Ryugu
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Look at All These Mind-Blowing Photos of Asteroid Pieces Retrieved From Ryugu
The best present this holiday season came in a small package, parachuted into the Australian desert from far within our Solar System on 5 December 2020.
Quantum Teleportation Was Just Achieved With 90% Accuracy Over a 44km Distance
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Quantum Teleportation Was Just Achieved With 90% Accuracy Over a 44km Distance
Scientists are edging closer to making a super-secure, super-fast quantum internet possible: they've now been able to 'teleport' high-fidelity quantum information over a total distance of 44 kilometres (27 miles).
Physicists Are Still Hunting Primordial Black Holes to Solve The Dark Matter Problem
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Physicists Are Still Hunting Primordial Black Holes to Solve The Dark Matter Problem
For a while now, physicists have been hunting for primordial black holes, exotic objects that could have formed in the early Universe and spawned a whole range of cosmic shenanigans.
Some People Can Make a Roaring Sound in Their Ears, And It's Totally Normal
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Some People Can Make a Roaring Sound in Their Ears, And It's Totally Normal
Although we humans generally have control of our skeletal musculature, there's at least one we don't always have a handle on. In the middle ear sits the tensor tympani, and it seems most people are unable to contract it voluntarily.
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People With This Rare Brain Condition Can't 'Count Sheep' in Their Mind - Aphantasia
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People With This Rare Brain Condition Can't 'Count Sheep' in Their Mind
When falling asleep, it's not unusual to imagine a calm, provincial scene, like a flock of sheep jumping over a fence.
New Coronavirus Variant Now in US And UK Doesn't Cause More Severe Illness, Says Study
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New Coronavirus Variant Now in US And UK Doesn't Cause More Severe Illness, Says Study
A major study has suggested that the new, possibly more contagious coronavirus variant that has been spreading in Europe - and, as of Tuesday, in Colorado - does not cause more severe illness or have a higher death rate.
A Freakishly Well-Preserved Woolly Rhino Was Plucked From Siberia's Melting Tundra
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A Freakishly Well-Preserved Woolly Rhino Was Plucked From Siberia's Melting Tundra
Melting permafrost in the icy north of Siberia is revealing a veritable graveyard of frozen prehistoric animals.
Margaret Hamilton standing next to code she wrote by hand that landed Apollo 11 on the moon in 1969
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Parts of The Amazon Rainforest Are Heading For Collapse by 2064, New Report Shows
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Parts of The Amazon Rainforest Are Heading For Collapse by 2064, New Report Shows
Caught between rapidly expanding resource use and climate change-fuelled fires, the future of the Amazon rainforest and the stunning array of life teeming within it just keeps growing bleaker.
Study of More Than 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan
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Study of More Than 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan
A massive study published in 2020 found evidence that blood iron levels could play a role in influencing how long you live.