NASA’s Mission to Touch the Sun
The original version from this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the most observed star in the entire …
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An Ancient Abstract Field of Mathematics Unlocks the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits
The original version from this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch …
The Mysterious “dark” Energy That Permeates the Universe is Slowly Eroding
Beyond DESI, a number of new instruments will come online in the coming years, including the 8.4-meter Vera Rubin Observatory …
The Search for Mapping the Interior of the Proton
“How are matter and energy distributed?” asked Peter Schweitzer, a theoretical physicist at the University of Connecticut. “We do not …
A Popular Technique for Hunting Aliens is Increasingly Being Questioned
The third factor is the likelihood that a lifeless planet would produce the observed signal—an equally serious challenge, researchers now …