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November 17, 2015

Experiment records extreme quantum weirdness
Singapore (SPX) Nov 13, 2015
An experiment in Singapore has pushed quantum weirdness close to its absolute limit. Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore and the University of Seville in Spain have reported the most extreme 'entanglement' between pairs of photons ever seen in the lab. The result was published 30 October 2015 in Physical Review Letters. The achievement is evidence for the validity of quantum physics and will bolster confidence in schemes for quantum cr ... read more

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Rocket Scientists to Launch Planet-Finding Telescope The university's rocket scientists - Prof. Supriya Chakrabarti and Asst. Prof. Timothy Cook of the Department of Physics and Applied Physics - are launching a rocket-borne experiment called PICTURE- ... more		Discovery measures 'heartbeats' of distant galaxy's stars In many ways stars are like living beings. They're born; they live; they die. And they even have a heartbeat. Using a novel technique, astronomers have detected thousands of stellar "pulses" in the ... more		5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system Winds of over 2km per second have been discovered flowing around planet outside of the Earth's solar system, new research has found. The University of Warwick discovery is the first time that a weat ... more
				Secondhand Spacecraft Has Firsthand Asteroid Experience The NEOWISE mission hunts for near-Earth objects (NEOs) using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft. Funded by NASA's NEO Observations Program, the NEOWISE mission uses images ta ... more		Rosetta and Philae: one year since landing on a comet One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander, while also looking ahead to next year's grand finale: making a controlle ... more

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Fermi Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Pulsar in Another Galaxy Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsa ... more		New exoplanet in our neighborhood Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet that, in the language of "Star Wars," would be the polar opposite of frigid Hoth, and even more inhospitable than the deserts of Tatooine. But instead of r ... more		US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Spain approves 'total' arms embargo against Israel Khamenei says Iran 'won't yield' to pressure to abandon uranium enrichment		The colors of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko OSIRIS, the scientific imaging system of ESA's Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, shows a surface with subtle, but significant color variations. To the naked eye comet 67P/Chu ... more
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Machine learning could solve riddles of galaxy formation A new machine-learning simulation system developed at the University of Illinois promises cosmologists an expanded suite of galaxy models - a necessary first step to developing more accurate and rel ... more		The glowing halo of a zombie star Led by Christopher Manser, a PhD student at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, the team used data from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and other observatories to study the shattered r ... more		Asteroid ripped apart to form star's glowing ring system The sight of an asteroid being ripped apart by a dead star and forming a glowing debris ring has been captured in an image for the first time. Comprised of dust particles and debris, the rings are f ... more		Discovery of classic pi formula a 'cunning piece of magic' While most people associate the mathematical constant p (pi) with arcs and circles, mathematicians are accustomed to seeing it in a variety of fields. But two University of Rochester scientists were ... more

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UMD discovery could enable portable particle accelerators

The fading cinders of some of our galaxy's earliest homesteaders

Antimatter not so different after all

ALCF helps tackle the Large Hadron Collider's big data challenge

SwRI scientists explain why moon rocks contain fewer volatiles than Earth's

Deserts and dunes: Earth as an analogue for Titan

Swift Spots its Thousandth Gamma-ray Burst

Gaia's sensors scan a lunar transit

Unlocking the mysteries of 'little starlets'

Supernova twins: Making standard candles more standard than ever

One year after comet touchdown, what's next for Philae?

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Growing pains in a cluster of protostars

Hunting for Meteorites in Antarctica

Europe comes together for space weather

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