plasma physics
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Physicists See Light Echoing From Behind a Black Hole for the First Time
Astrophysicists have detected light coming from the far side of a black hole, using telescopes to see physics predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity but not yet directly observed. The new findings affirmed ideas about how black holes warp light.
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Probe Detects the Steady ‘Hum’ of Plasma in Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 — the most distant human-made object — has made yet another remarkable discovery having to do with interstellar space.
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Astronomers Spot X-Rays Coming From Uranus
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have detected X-rays coming from Uranus, revealing a previously unknown dimension of this majestic ice giant.
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MIT’s Fusion Reactor Broke A World Record Right Before The Feds Shut It Off
MIT’s fusion program has fallen on hard times, but that hasn’t stopped it from smashing world records and keeping the dream of limitless, carbon-free energy alive. At an International Atomic Energy Agency summit in Japan this week, researchers involved with MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak reactor announced that their machine had generated the highest plasma pressure…