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  Phys : space
06  june     16h30
Smart surfaces face zero gravity test in boiling heat experiments
   A research team led by Davoud Jafari at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the University of Pisa, has completed a series of parabolic...
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MUSE maps spiral galaxy W2246f, uncovering old core and ongoing star formation across disk
   Astronomers have employed the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to perform deep spectroscopic observations...
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SpaceX signs pre-IPO deal to provide AI computing to Google
   SpaceX on Friday signed a blockbuster cloud computing agreement under which Google will pay the Elon Musk-founded rocket company 920 million per...
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SpaceX denied fast track to S P 500 after IPO
   SpaceX has been denied a fast track into the S&P 500 when the rocket and satellite company goes public, in a ruling that cuts off quick access to one...
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Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station
   NASA on Friday temporarily ordered astronauts to take shelter during repairs to fix a fresh leak aboard the International Space Station.
05  june     20h40
Did this star eat its planets? A new study offers clues on ’chemical paradox’ of a binary system
   Astronomers have investigated a puzzling binary star system in which two stars that may have formed together now show dramatically different chemical...
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First steps: America’s grueling second spacewalk
   One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally...
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Leak on space station triggers brief safety alert
   Astronauts working on the International Space Station briefly sheltered in a docked capsule Friday as Russian colleagues assessed leak repairs, NASA...
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Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation
   For this NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month, we return to the constellation Orion (the Hunter), a location familiar to Webb...
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Magnetic field helps binary star systems form, new simulations indicate
   New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary protostars. These results...
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Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2 18b here’s what scientists really think
   It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the strongest hints yet of...
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Image: Colorful, chaotic Jupiter
   NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12,...
04  june     22h40
Tessera AI model offers accessible way to view Earth
   A foundation model trained on Earth observation data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 has been made widely available to researchers, it was...
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Record ultraviolet quasar wind reaches 30% light speed near supermassive black hole
   A team led by York University researchers has discovered the fastest wind near a supermassive black hole ever found at ultraviolet wavelengths,...
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Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets
   Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain life-supporting atmospheres,...
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Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS
   The race to replace the aging International Space Station is heating up after US company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned...
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JWST ’weighs’ dormant black hole 10 billion light-years away
   The most distant, nearly invisible dormant black hole has been detected and weighed by an international team of astronomers that includes researchers...
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Jupiter bow shock reveals electrons accelerating to relativistic speeds
   Electrons around Jupiter have been caught in the process of being accelerated, revealing a potentially unified mechanism for particle acceleration....
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Meteors are ’extremely common.’ What makes the one over New England ’rare’?
   A sonic boom shook Boston and the larger New England area with the force of 230 tons of TNT. The source came from outer space. The Saturday afternoon...
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Milky Way black hole’s missing wind finally found after a half-century-long search
   The hunt is over. After more than 50 years of searching, astrophysicists at Northwestern University have finally discovered evidence of a powerful...
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Laser ’origami’ could help astronauts build structures on the moon
   University of Florida researchers are exploring how lasers could help astronauts build structures on the moon using materials already available there...
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ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life
   In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study...
    11h50
SpaceX seeks a record 75 bn in stock market debut
   SpaceX, the rockets-to-AI behemoth led by Elon Musk, aims to raise 75 billion in the biggest initial share sale ever, as the world’s richest person...
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SpaceX’s IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
   SpaceX says it plans to raise up to 75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting...
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The next-generation Very Large Array prototype gathers its first light
   The Very Large Array, the iconic field of radio antennas featured in the film Contact (inspired by Carl Sagan’s novel), has a long and distinguished...
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Asteroid dirt is ’fluffier’ than we thought
   The strength of gravity is different on every body in the solar system. Whether it’s the crushing weight of Jupiter or the minuscule pull of a small...
03  june     22h50
How Jupiter may have redirected life’s ingredients toward Earth 4.5 billion years ago
   NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become...
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Interstellar object 3I ATLAS reveals no technosignatures in seven-hour radio scan
   Scientists at the SETI Institute recently searched for technological signals from 3I ATLAS, the third interstellar object observed in our solar...
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We can predict space weather what if we could also stop it?
   The weather on Earth can get pretty messy sometimes. But in space, it can be wild, and the effects can be far-reaching. Solar flares, giant...
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Brightness ’gap’ in ancient star cluster reveals missing red dwarfs
   Scientists from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, sought to study one stellar subject and ended up finding...
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