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In the course of studying planets beyond our Solar System (6,316 confirmed exoplanets and counting), scientists have discovered some very interesting systems. Consider TOI-201, a compact system populated by three bodies, including a brown dwarf, orbiting on the same plane. The system was recently observed by an international team led by the European Southern Observatory(ESO)…

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found a much simpler way to produce unusual light structures known as optical skyrmions by reviving a classic optics experiment that dates back more than 200 years. Optical skyrmions are tiny, stable swirling patterns formed within the properties of light. Their structure has often been compared…

Image Credit: Esa Kapila, via Aalto University’s LinkedIn Artificial intelligence is now fast becoming an important component in scientific investigations, and its recent achievement may have very significant effects on the advancement of technology. Scientists devised a way to utilise artificial intelligence in scientific research, which has not only resulted in the discovery of two…

This Week in Science: A non-surgical intervention for knee pain, a superconductor temperature record, an immune system ‘reset’, and much more! First up: We may soon have a new treatment for arthritic knees. It involves injecting microscopic gel beads into the knee, which block blood flow to the new nerves and blood vessels that form…

Back to Article List The Red Planet passes due north of red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull. Catch the lovely early-morning view if you’re up before dawn. Mars sits 5° north of luminary Aldebaran in Taurus early this morning. Uranus is also in Taurus; it may be just visible to the naked eye…