Record-breaking algorithm really packs them in
Knowing how to fit a set of differently sized objects into the smallest space could make...
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First space ad targets hungry aliens
Over a six-hour period, high-powered radars in the Arctic Circle broadcast an advertisement into...
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Magnetic fields may stop young stars self-destructing
Unlike human infants, newborn stars seem to have a way to stop themselves getting too hyper for their own good. When stars form from a spinning disc of gas and dust, they should spin ever faster as gravity pulls this matter in towards the centre – just as pirouetting ice skaters spin faster as they retract their arms – and so throw material back out. Yet for some reason this doesn’t happen. Image: WilzDezign
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