The Science Researchers at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) joined an international effort to study tiny fragments of a nearby asteroid. The APS, a Department of Energy Office of Science […]
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Understanding Planetary Life Signs From Orbit Prior To Away Team Visits
Editor’s note: when we begin to conduct Away Team visits to other worlds that host life we will need to do an assay of how everything on these worlds works […]
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Tricorder Tech: Tiny Chip-based Device Performs Ultrafast X-ray Manipulation
The Science Optical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are tiny microchip-size devices that control light and communications. Separately, time-resolved X-ray probes are devices that help scientists study highly transient phenomena. These phenomena […]
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Oxygen Formation In The Light Of Gamma Beams
Nuclear fusion reactions”>Nuclear fusion reactions make stars shine. These fusion reactions consume carbon-12 to produce oxygen-16. The ratio of carbon-12 to oxygen-16 points to the evolution of stars. The Science […]