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Mars impact

Minerals in a Family of Asteroids Reveal Martian Roots

20.07.2017

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

A new Institute study suggests "Trojan" asteriods were born in a giant impact

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Puzzling Out Unusual Solar Materials

13.07.2017

Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Understanding the properties of these materials will help advance new photoelectric technologies

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The Missing Black Holes

22.06.2017

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics

Why do we not see midsized black holes in the Universe?

The south pole of Jupiter is seen from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) in this enhanced color mosaic of images from NASA's JunoCam. Cyclones up to 600 miles wide (1,000 km) are visible. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles SCOTT BOLTON – 3

Jupiter, Revealed: Israeli Scientists Peer Beneath the Cloud Cover of Our Solar System's Largest Planet

15.06.2017

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Weizmann Institute scientists are leading one of the main experiments on NASA’s Juno space mission, aimed at learning how deep the planet's jet...

cold atomic beam experiment

How to Reduce Shockwaves in Molecular Beam Experiments

07.06.2017

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics

Aerospace engineering provided the answer

Physicists

Neutral Particles Pack Heat

03.04.2017

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

Proving a 20-year-old theory, scientists show that imaginary particles carry the same energy as real ones

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Solving the Quantum Time Problem

20.03.2017

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology

New theoretical research yields surprising conclusions about quantum systems

How does rock weathering affect the ocean's acidity?

First Oceans May Have Been Acidic

14.03.2017

Planetary Science, Environment, Climate

A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity

Circum-stellar shell

Explosive Material: The Making of a Supernova

14.03.2017

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Pre-supernova stars may show signs of instability for months before the big explosion

Piece of the merge beam apparatus

Cold, Excited Molecules Change Shape

16.02.2017

Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry

In the realm of quantum physics, colliding molecules can react as balls or batons

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