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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on track for their long-awaited return to Earth. And they must ...

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The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...

XRISM has uncovered how galaxy clusters evolve—violent mergers create turbulence, preventing hot gas from cooling. This ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new strategy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is based on a hydrometallurgical process in neutral solution. This allows for the extraction of lithium and other ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

Mar. 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed innovative methods to control the ionization of atoms and molecules using specially structured light beams, challenging traditional limits. This ...