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A new physics-based algorithm clears a path toward nuclear microreactors that can autonomously adjust power output based on ...

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Megastructures have big impacts on the world - namely the people around and the environment they affect. However, this one ...

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The Sun is the brightest thing around, but many cosmic objects can be much brighter. And in fact, astronomers at NASA have just clocked something in deep space that’s so bright, they say it defies the ...

Located in China, Juno is a 17-country collaboration that will try to detect neutrinos and antineutrinos to learn more about ...