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Read article: Annular eclipse photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize Astronomy and space Blog Annular eclipse photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize The image captures the progression of Baily’s beads, which are only visible when the Moon either enters or exits an eclipse
Read article: BepiColombo takes its best images yet of Mercury’s peppered landscape Astronomy and space Blog BepiColombo takes its best images yet of Mercury’s peppered landscape The spacecraft had a clear view of Mercury’s south pole for the first time during a recent flyby
Read article: Researchers cut to the chase on the physics of paper cuts Everyday science Blog Researchers cut to the chase on the physics of paper cuts A paper cut “sweet spot” just happens to be close to the thickness of paper in print magazines
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Read article: Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’ Telescopes and space missions Blog Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’ Lunar time standard would avoid pitfalls of time dilation
Read article: CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit Particle and nuclear Blog CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit The gateway ‘bridges the gap between the general public and the people in lab coats’
Read article: Pumping on a half-pipe: physicists model a skateboarding skill Everyday science Blog Pumping on a half-pipe: physicists model a skateboarding skill Variable pendulum describes how energy is pumped into the system
Read article: Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists Everyday science Blog Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists Neutrons are rumours and people are uranium isotopes in new model