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SLAC Scientists Explore Exotic States of Matter in an Unconventional Superconductor

Unconventional superconductors contain a number of exotic phases of matter that are thought to play a role, for better or worse, in their ability to conduct electricity with 100% efficiency

23 Apr 2021

Exoplanets as Powerful Tools for Detecting Dark Matter

In the continuing search for dark matter in our universe, scientists believe they have found a unique and powerful detector: exoplanets.

23 Apr 2021

New Formation Mechanism for Coronal Rain Along Open Magnetic Structures

Rain is a common phenomenon on Earth. There is a similar phenomenon on the Sun, called coronal rain. It is related to the coronal heating and magnetic field, and plays a fundamental role in the mass cycle between the hot, tenuous corona and the cool, dense chromosphere.

23 Apr 2021

Stars Spin Faster than Expected as They Age, Reveals Study

According to a new study carried out under the guidance of scientists from the University of Birmingham, stars spin quicker than predicted as they age.

23 Apr 2021

Astronomers Discover a Pulsar Using Low-Frequency Outback Radio Telescope

Astronomers have discovered a pulsar--a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos--using a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia.

22 Apr 2021

New All-Sky Map Could Offer a New Test of Dark Matter

Astronomers using data from NASA and the ESA (European Space Agency) telescopes have released a new all-sky map of the outermost region of our galaxy.

22 Apr 2021

Study Focuses on Light-Matter Interactions in Chiral Materials Under a Magnetic Field

In nature, many molecules possess a property called chirality, which means that they cannot be superimposed on their mirror images (like a left and right hand).

22 Apr 2021

Astronomers Discover Fragments of Titanium Blasting Out of a Famous Supernova

Scientists have found fragments of titanium blasting out of a famous supernova. This discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be a major step in pinpointing exactly how some giant stars explode.

22 Apr 2021

Researchers Detect Largest, Violent Flare from the Sun’s Nearest Neighbor

Researchers have discovered that the star Proxima Centauri, the closest neighbor of the Sun, emitted the largest flare to be ever recorded.

22 Apr 2021

New Pulsar Discovered Using Low-Frequency Radio Telescope

A pulsar, a dense and quickly spinning neutron star that emits radio waves into the cosmos, has been found by astronomers with the help of a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia.

21 Apr 2021