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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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Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests - Phys.org
science 2026/02/05 00:10:06

Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests - Phys.org

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new research.

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