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Pushing Matter to the Extreme [LLNL]
By creating plasmas—mixtures of ions and free electrons—under extreme conditions, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) becomes a terrestrial test bed for extraterrestrial conditions…
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How Big Is a Proton? Neutrinos Weigh In [Scientific American]
A first-of-its-kind probe brings physicists one step closer to solving the proton radius puzzle…
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Study Reveals Map of Moon's Water Near Its South Pole [NASA]
A new study using the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has pieced together the first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon….
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Can Exploding ‘Axion Stars’ Help Pin Down Dark Matter? [Scientific American]
Scientists have proposed a new way to learn whether hypothetical particles called axions really exist—and whether axions make up most of the universe’s dark matter…