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Phys.org / An aerobot with ISRU capabilities could explore Venus' atmosphere for years
In Dante's "Divine Comedy," Hell is described as an "inferno" with nine concentric circles, the entrance of which has a sign that reads "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." For the planets of the solar system, Venus is ...
Phys.org / The largest survey of exoplanet spins confirms a long-held prediction
For some time, astronomers have theorized that there is a connection between planetary mass and rotation. In the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn both rotate rapidly, completing a rotation in roughly ten hours, while accounting ...
Phys.org / Looking up? How to photograph the moon with your phone
Eyes are on the sky this week as four astronauts get the closest humans have been to the moon for more than 50 years on NASA's Artemis II mission. Join the millions of people looking up while it's on its way and we'll show ...
Phys.org / A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting ...
Phys.org / New detector triples the speed of electron camera, enabling higher sensitivity
An instrument that uses high-energy electrons to take "snapshots" of ultrafast chemical processes at the atomic and molecular level just got a major upgrade. Researchers have conducted the first experiment using a new detector, ...
Phys.org / Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo
A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment, discovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, reveals 30 previously unpublished verses by Empedocles, a pre-Socratic philosopher of the fifth century ...
Medical Xpress / Sun safety ad balancing visuals and messaging gets young people to listen
Research behind the skin cancer prevention campaign "If You Could See UV" has found that evoking fear of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure—through a visually striking metaphor—helped motivate young adults to protect their ...
Phys.org / Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview
The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.
Phys.org / New index reveals global water resources' growing dependence on extreme rainfall
As global temperatures climb, rainfall patterns are shifting in ways that could put water resources and agriculture under increasing strain, a new study published in Water Resources Research suggests.
Phys.org / Astronomers determine the fate of a double white dwarf binary
Utilizing the stellar evolution code named Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), Chinese astronomers have investigated the evolution of a recently discovered ultra-compact double white dwarf binary system ...
Medical Xpress / Electroacupuncture may ease 'brain fog' in breast cancer survivors, small trial finds
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have found that electroacupuncture may help improve cognitive function and reduce psychological distress among breast cancer survivors experiencing persistent neuropsychiatric ...
Medical Xpress / About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign. New imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies
Ultrasound is widely used in breast cancer diagnosis. While it can effectively show that a lump is filled with fluid—indicating it is unlikely to be cancer—it cannot reliably determine whether a solid mass is benign or cancerous. ...
