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So… What is the point of physics? IOP is offering £1000 for the best answer!

April 7, 2022
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IoP launches a new challenge to get young people to see physics differently. With only one in ten parents believing physics to be a worthwhile topic, and nearly half of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Engineering, Particle Physics, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics, Thermodynamics
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UK demonstrates its first ‘green’ high-powered rocket engine

November 22, 2021
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A UK nuclear fusion company based in Bletchley, has just developed and tested its first launch capable, high-power chemical rocket engine in the UK. The company’s ultimate ambition in the...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Physics, Thermodynamics
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High-resolution model offers stunningly realistic simulation of the birth of stars

May 21, 2021
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A team including Northwestern University astrophysicists has developed the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulation of star formation to date. The result is a visually stunning, mathematically-driven marvel that allows viewers...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Environment, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Visualising the light-bending dance of binary black holes using NASA’s Discover supercomputer

April 20, 2021
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Try to imagine and describe a black hole. A big one! Now try to imagine a second supermassive black hole and bring the two together in a single system. How...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance continued – the first test drives

March 12, 2021
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During it's first week on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its Earthbound team has been carefully test driving all onboard systems. This culminated in a more...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Environment, Physics
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Could you be the new face of space?

February 17, 2021
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The European Space Agency is opening its 'Gateway to Space' and inviting you to explore the potential for a new career, whether as a researcher, a student graduate, a professional...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Astronomers confirm Farfarout is our most distant object

February 15, 2021
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Farfarout... is a faint little rock only 400km across. Farther out than Farout - in fact, far enough out to take a millenium to orbit the Sun - Farfarout is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station

October 19, 2020
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Station on 14 October, returning a medical researcher to the orbiting laboratory ahead of the 20th anniversary...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Genetics, Geophysics, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Proteomics & Genomics
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International Artemis Accord principles try to establish a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space

October 14, 2020
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Reflecting more than a little Star Trek Federation style peace and harmony, international cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program took a step forward with...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, Policy
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Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe

October 9, 2020
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A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunting exercise for even the most mathematically proficient. A team led by...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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