Articles for author: Sumi

Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter

Hydrogen Isotopes Offer Unprecedented Insight Into Quarks Inside Atomic Nuclei

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Hydrogen’s Simplicity Unlocks Nuclear Depths (Image Credits: Pixabay) Nuclear physicists recently harnessed hydrogen isotopes at a leading U.S. facility to refine measurements of quarks and gluons inside protons and neutrons. Hydrogen’s Simplicity Unlocks Nuclear Depths The universe’s lightest element provided an ideal testing ground for probing matter’s fundamental building blocks. Researchers at the Thomas Jefferson ...

Betelgeuse will explode someday, but WHEN?

Mysterious Changes in Betelgeuse Point to a Stellar Catastrophe Ahead

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A Red Supergiant’s Fiery Display (Image Credits: Pixabay) High in the winter sky, Betelgeuse gleams as Orion’s fiery red shoulder, a cosmic beacon that has long intrigued astronomers with its variability and looming fate.[1] A Red Supergiant’s Fiery Display Astronomers identified Betelgeuse as the closest red supergiant to Earth, residing about 650 light-years away in ...

New evidence for ancient Mars ocean found in giant canyon

Deltas Carved into Mars’ Vast Canyon Bolster Evidence for Ancient Global Ocean

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Unearthing Clues in the Canyon Depths (Image Credits: Pixabay) Valles Marineris, Mars – River deltas nestled within the solar system’s largest canyon system have provided scientists with the clearest signs yet of a massive ancient ocean that once blanketed half of the Red Planet. Unearthing Clues in the Canyon Depths Stretching more than 4,000 kilometers ...

Quantum computers and exoplanets: New view of distant worlds

Scientists Say New Quantum Computer Advances could Lead to Sharper Exoplanet Views

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Imaging Exoplanets Remains Elusive (Image Credits: Pixabay) Astronomers stand on the brink of a transformative era where quantum computers could pierce the glare of distant stars to reveal hidden exoplanets in unprecedented detail. Imaging Exoplanets Remains Elusive Researchers have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars, yet direct images of these worlds remain rare. Most ...

Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

Venus Set for Possible Meteor Storm This July from Shattered Asteroid Debris

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Two of the Solar System’s Swiftest Asteroids Linked to Past Split (Image Credits: Pixabay) Venus hurtles toward a potential barrage of meteors this July as it crosses paths with remnants from an ancient asteroid fragmentation. Two of the Solar System’s Swiftest Asteroids Linked to Past Split A recent study identified 2021 PH27 and 2025 GN1 ...

Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?

Webb Telescope Finds Clues to Direct Collapse Black Holes in the Young Universe

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A Surprising Discovery Lights Up the Cosmos (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a population of compact, ruby-red objects from the universe’s infancy that challenge long-held views on black hole formation.[1][2] A Surprising Discovery Lights Up the Cosmos Astronomers first noticed these “little red dots” (LRDs) in deep-field images captured by ...

Fire birds sow the seeds of recovery

How Birds Help Ecosystems Rise Again After Wildfire

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Charred Trees Draw in Seed Dispersers (Image Credits: Pixabay) Devastated forests reduced to ash and skeletal trees find hope in the arrival of fruit-eating birds that unwittingly plant the seeds of rebirth. Charred Trees Draw in Seed Dispersers Standing remnants of burned vegetation transform into essential platforms after wildfires sweep through ecosystems. Frugivorous birds flock ...

As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets

Clean Energy Goals Take Center Stage as Global Warming Pushes Past 1.5 Degrees

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The Limits of Temperature Targets Exposed (Image Credits: Images.nature.com) Global temperatures surpassed the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels in 2024, signaling the need for a fundamental shift in how nations pursue climate goals. The Limits of Temperature Targets Exposed Earth’s average surface temperature reached 1.55°C above pre-industrial baselines in 2024, with the three-year average from ...

As Winter Storm Fades, Cold Weather Will Remain: What to Expect

Deep Freeze Tightens Grip on U.S. After Winter Storm Dissipates

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Record-Breaking Chill Looms Large (Image Credits: Flickr) The weekend winter storm that blanketed much of the Eastern United States in heavy snow and ice has moved offshore, yet frigid air masses promise to deliver prolonged subzero challenges through the workweek.[1][2] Record-Breaking Chill Looms Large Forecasters at the Weather Prediction Center highlighted the severity of the ...

Bitter cold holds firm as DC region faces aftermath of wintry weekend storm

DC Region Battles Snowdrifts and Arctic Chill After Powerful Weekend Storm

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Storm Delivers Widespread Snow and Ice (Image Credits: Wtop.com) Washington D.C. region – Rock-hard snowdrifts and biting winds confronted residents on Monday as the area reckoned with the lingering effects of a powerful winter storm that struck over the weekend.[1] Storm Delivers Widespread Snow and Ice Falling snow measured between five inches and nearly a ...