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The brightest gamma-ray burst ever illuminates the Milky Way like never before

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever illuminates the Milky Way like never before

Telescopes in space and on Earth have observed the brightest gamma-ray burst on record. Data from this rare event could contribute to a better understanding of the colossal explosions that cause gamma-ray bursts. Hundreds of astronomers contributed to the research, including Andrew Levan and his group at Radboud University. He led observations with the Webb and Hubble space telescopes (Astrophysical …

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National coach Tedesco is satisfied, but still sees room for improvement: ‘We have to maintain the quality for 90 minutes’

National coach Tedesco is satisfied, but still sees room for improvement: ‘We have to maintain the quality for 90 minutes’

©Getty Images The Red Devils also won their second international game under Domenico Tedesco. The new national coach is satisfied but also sees room for improvement. Jens Heilen Today at 23:46 READ ALSO. The Red Devils put Germany on the knee after a magical first half hour, De Bruyne again the genius architect “Yes, I’m satisfied after these two victories,” …

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The promising exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b has no atmosphere and therefore no life | Science

The promising exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b has no atmosphere and therefore no life |  Science

28 mrt 2023 om 16:27Update: 2 uur geleden The Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b has no atmosphere. This means that there can be no water and therefore no life. Astronomers are now pinning their hopes for extraterrestrial life on the other six rocky planets orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. The discovery was made with the James Webb Space Telescope. Some astronomers …

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Introverted nerd scientists? Not those rapping and dancing PhDs – New Scientist

Introverted nerd scientists?  Not those rapping and dancing PhDs – New Scientist

Science Magazine’s Annual Dance Your Ph.D. Contest Science effectively wipes the (dance) floor with all your prejudices about introverted scientists. This year, dancing chemists elegantly waving yellow fans representing electrons won. Phil Schwartz“Food expert. Unapologetic bacon maven. Beer enthusiast. Pop cultureaholic. General travel scholar. Total internet buff.”

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Plant pollinator fools with super believable fake flies

Plant pollinator fools with super believable fake flies

About the episode Nature is full of tricks, or perhaps better said: full of evolutionary adaptations that have favored the survival of species. A very rare South African plant from the daisy family has made such an adaptation to conquer its neighbors. This plant produces leaves with patterns that resemble female flies. They are so convincing that male flies are …

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bio-hybrid implant gets paralyzed limbs moving again

bio-hybrid implant gets paralyzed limbs moving again

People with prosthetics or paralyzed limbs may soon be able to move their arms or legs independently again, thanks to a new neural implant developed by Cambridge scientists. It works great on mice. The biohybrid device improves the connection between the brain and the prosthetic or paralyzed limbs. Using flexible electronics and a layer of human stem cells – the …

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a new way to search for extraterrestrial life

a new way to search for extraterrestrial life

Space dust seems like an insignificant speck that we typically overlook in search of exciting exoplanets or other space objects. But we can be wrong about that. An asteroid caused the end of the age of dinosaurs 66 million years ago. In this gigantic cosmic collision, large amounts of gravel and stones were hurled into space. It is possible that …

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