The universe is rippling with a faint ‘gravitational wave background’ created by colliding black holes, huge international study suggests

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On June 29, five independent teams of radio astronomers published a series of papers presenting evidence that the universe is filled with gravitational waves created by colliding supermassive black holes. The North American, European, Indian, Chinese and Australian teams monitored rapidly spinning dead stars known as pulsars to gather information about the gravitational waves. “The … Read more

Report: Kings re-sign Harrison Barnes to 3 year, $54 million extension – The Kings Herald

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The Sacramento Kings have agreed to an extension with Harrison Barnes for 3 years and $54 million, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The average of $18 million per season is higher than many Kings fans were hoping, while some fans didn’t want Barnes to return at all, instead hoping for a more significant upgrade to … Read more

Three reasons why Padres’ are having incredibly disappointing season

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The New York Mets are not the only big-money disappointment in Major League Baseball season. The San Diego Padres are giving them quite a run for their money and are rapidly falling out of the National League playoff race.  The Padres were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon, blowing a 4-0 lead in … Read more

Here Come JWST’s First Images of Saturn

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It’s Saturn’s turn. The JWST is aiming its powerful, gold-coated, segmented beryllium mirror at our Solar System’s second-largest, and perhaps most striking, planet. So far, we’ve only got a sneak preview of the raw images without any processing or scientific commentary. But they’re a start. Remove All Ads on Universe Today Join our Patreon for … Read more

‘Human remains’ found as photos show submarine wreckage recovered near Titanic

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Titan submersible wreckage brought ashore after fatal implosion Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email The company that operated the doomed submersible that imploded in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean is still advertising expeditions to the Titanic … Read more

SpaceX to launch European astronomy mission

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WASHINGTON — A European spacecraft is set to launch on a mission to help astronomers resolve an “embarrassing situation” in cosmology, although the launch itself is another kind of embarrassing situation for Europe. The European Space Agency’s Euclid spacecraft is ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:11 a.m. … Read more

Migration mutiny: EU summit deadlocks

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BRUSSELS — EU leaders were ticking through their agenda items with alacrity on Thursday. Rumors were circulating they might even cancel Friday’s meeting, having nothing left to talk about. Then Viktor Orbán stepped in. Our approach to migration is unacceptable, the Hungarian leader fulminated. Exactly, echoed the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki. We won’t move … Read more

NASA mission can save the internet from solar storm apocalypse

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) set off for a first-of-its-kind mission to travel through solar winds in space. The mission was launched with the goal of preventing charged particles from disrupting internet signals on Earth, according to a report on NASA’s website on June 20. Concerns of the implications of solar storms have plagued the … Read more

Scientists edge toward scalable quantum simulations on a photonic chip

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A new system developed by researchers at the University of Rochester allows them to conduct quantum simulations in a synthetic space that mimics the physical world by controlling the frequency, or color, of quantum entangled photons as time elapses. Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Scientists have made an important step toward developing … Read more

Rahul Gandhi in Manipur: Stopped on road, Congress leader takes copter to relief camp | Imphal News – Times of India

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GUWAHATI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in restive Manipur on Thursday to a montage of drama, confrontation and political bickering — police barricading a highway in Bishnupur to keep him from travelling by road to Churachandpur, women activists taking them on in a bid to clear the way for his convoy, and a sprinkling of … Read more