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Engineering nano-clouds that can change color, temperature and outwit heat sensors
How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight––or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus ...
Rare Jupiter-sized planet discovered 3,200 light-years away using Einstein's space-time warping method
A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's ...
How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...
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Europe’s First Exascale Supercomputer Powers Up
Europe’s first exascale supercomputer—called JUPITER, after a much bigger planet than our own—is near fully operational. It is currently running scientific programs on its formidable processors.
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Webb found a planet where it 'rains sand' and another where 'sandcastles' are forming
The Webb Telescope found two young planets forming sand clouds in the YSES‑1 system, revealing unprecedented details about ...