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The advanced atomic clock makes a better dark matter detector

[ad_1] Credit:N. Hanacek / NIST JILA researchers used a state-of-the-art atomic clock to narrow the search for elusive dark matter, an example of how continuous improvements in watches have value beyond timekeeping. Older atomic clocks operating at microwave frequencies have already searched for dark matter, but this is the first …

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The universe is warming: does it affect global warming?

[ad_1] Global warming isn’t the only temperature rise we need to worry about – a new study suggests. Due to natural activity in the galaxy, the entire universe appears to be getting warmer. A recent paper found in the Astrophysical Journal describes the thermal history of the universe over billions …

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The universe is getting hot, hot, hot, a new study suggests

[ad_1] The universe is getting hotter, a new study has discovered. The study, published Oct.13 in the Astrophysical Journal, probed the thermal history of the universe over the past 10 billion years. He found that the average gas temperature in the universe increased more than 10 times over that time …

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A brief flash from our galaxy came from a dead magnetic star

[ad_1] They describe how lightning might have occurred. In April, several ground-based telescopes captured a very fast space flash. It wouldn’t be that special if it didn’t come directly from our galaxy. Related article A mysterious lightning has come from a galaxy that looks like the Milky Way To read …

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