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Fast radio bursts are likely to be caused by magnetars

[ad_1] For over a decade, the phenomenon known as fast radio bursts has excited and bewildered astronomers. These extraordinarily bright but extremely short bursts of radio waves – lasting a few milliseconds – reach Earth from galaxies billions of light years away. In April 2020, one of the explosions was …

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Chinese spacecraft on track to reach Mars in February

[ad_1] The Chinese probe to Mars, launched on July 23, flew into space for 116 days. The probe is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021. The rover will leave the landing pad to explore the planet. China National Space Administration (CNSA) releases mid-flight images of the Mars …

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Making better quantum devices

[ad_1] November 17, 2020 (Nanowerk News) A UNSW-led collaboration found that removing random doping in quantum electronic devices greatly improves their reproducibility, a key requirement for future applications such as quantum information processing and spintronics (Letters of applied physics, “Improving the reproducibility of quantum devices with completely undoped architectures”). Left: …

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The SpaceX space capsule has successfully joined the ISS

[ad_1] SpaceX’s Crew Dragon space capsule of four astronauts, launched Sunday by the United States, successfully joined the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday morning. The DPA news agency informed them. “The hatch on the bridge between the Crew Dragon capsule and the space station will open after the pressure …

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