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A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a ...

Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...

The CosmicWatch device costs only $100 to make, making it accessible for both high school students and spacecraft operators.

Solar physicists fromNJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have uncovered the elusive source of intense ...

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Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPXS), a leading manufacturer of precision optical sighting systems for domestic and ...

A new synthesis of seismic research shows that artificial intelligence, when combined with physical principles, is rapidly ...

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time self-induced superradiance in quantum particles, completely flipping what ...

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