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Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave - ScienceAlert
science 2026/02/05 12:02:08

Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave - ScienceAlert

A microscopic clump of sodium has become the largest object ever to be observed as a wave, improving upon previous records by thousands of atoms.

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Northern Lights Alert: 11 States May See Aurora Thursday - Forbes
science 2026/02/05 10:00:00

Northern Lights Alert: 11 States May See Aurora Thursday - Forbes

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storms on Thursday, Feb. 5, through Friday, Feb. 6, as a coronal mass ejection from a powerful X8-class solar flare approaches.

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'Jetty McJetface': Star-shredding black hole may keep ramping up its radio jet until 2027 peak - Phys.org
science 2026/02/05 06:00:01

'Jetty McJetface': Star-shredding black hole may keep ramping up its radio jet until 2027 peak - Phys.org

A supermassive black hole with a case of cosmic indigestion has been burping out the remains of a shredded star for four years—and it’s still going strong, new research led by a University of Oregon astrophysicist shows.

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Mars Rover Can't Escape AI Even On A Whole Separate Planet - Jalopnik
science 2026/02/05 04:45:00

Mars Rover Can't Escape AI Even On A Whole Separate Planet - Jalopnik

Driving the rover remotely in real time isn’t possible due to the vast distance between the planets.

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A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight? - The Conversation
science 2026/02/05 04:14:00

A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight? - The Conversation

Comet MAPS has the potential to be one of the ‘Great Comets’ of this century.

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Imaging the sub-moiré potential using an atomic single electron transistor - Nature
science 2026/02/05 03:56:15

Imaging the sub-moiré potential using an atomic single electron transistor - Nature

An atomic single electron transistor, which utilizes a single atomic defect in a van der Waals material as an ultrasensitive, high-resolution potential sensor, is used to image the electrostatic potential within a moiré unit cell.

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