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Quantum Weirdness May Seem to Outrun Light — Here's Why It Can't

September 29, 2018 | Article

Entanglement is one of the most confusing aspects of quantum mechanics — a field of physics that isn't exactly known to be clear-cut, sensible, common-sense or easy-to-understand.
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How to Grow Crops on Mars If We Are to Live on the Red Planet

September 23, 2018 | Article

Preparations are already underway for missions that will land humans on Mars in a decade or so. But what would people eat if these missions eventually lead to the permanent colonization of the red planet?
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This Experiment Will Shoot Ghostly Particles Through Earth, Answer Why We Exist

September 20, 2018 | Article

An international group of physicists has announced that they have seen the first signals in a cube-shaped detector called ProtoDUNE.
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Why NASA Needs a New Logo

September 20, 2018 | Article

As NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, this seems like a good time for the agency to update its antiquated logo.
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What on Earth Could Live in a Salt Water Lake on Mars? An Expert Explains

September 18, 2018 | Article

Tantalizing new evidence has suggested that there may be a salty lake below a glacier on Mars.
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2018 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: A Conversation with Ewine van Dishoeck

September 13, 2018 | Article

Ewine van Dishoeck, the 2018 Kavli Prize laureate, discusses her personal and professional journey into the field of astrochemistry.
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Happy Birthday, LHC: Here's to 10 Years of Atom Smashing at the Large Hadron Collider

September 11, 2018 | Article

Ten years ago, the world's largest scientific instrument was turned on and the start of a research dynasty began.
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Why We Need Active Experiments in Space (Op-Ed)

August 31, 2018 | Article

Active space-based experiments can deliver crucial insight into the space environment that has become increasingly vital to national security and the global economy.
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Space and the 'Breath of Art': How Out-of-This-World STEM Education Is Transforming Schools

August 30, 2018 | Article

Look to the heavens to see the latest academic disruption on Earth.
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What Is Nothing? Martin Rees Q&A

August 27, 2018 | Article

Philosophers have debated the nature of "nothing" for thousands of years, but what has modern science got to say about it?
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