New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent ...

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More than 50 years ago, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking theorized that the Big Bang created tiny black holes within the ...

Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA’s MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of magnetic reconnection, a key physical process that is important across the ...

The recent discovery of a stupendously powerful neutrino has left scientists scratching their heads. New research suggests it ...

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Scientists have confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections in the ...

This week, based on a genetic study, researchers issued a recommendation that bison in Yellowstone National Park should be ...

And while associating earthquakes with solar or lunar activity might sound like a conspiracy theory, recent research suggests a possible link between the Sun’s heat and seismic activity.

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