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Friday, July 11, 2014

Fireball as Russian space junk ‘belly flops’ to Earth above Australia

Steven Wright saw the fireball Thursday, July 10 (Credit: Steven Wright)

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Uncertainty gives scientists new confidence in search for novel materials

This image shows the results of calculations aimed at determining which of six chemical elements would make the best catalyst for promoting an ammonia synthesis reaction. Based on thousands of these calculations, which yielded a range of results (colored dots) that reveal the uncertainty involved, researchers estimated an 80 percent chance that ruthenium (Ru, in red) will be a better catalyst than iron (Fe, in orange.) (Credit: Andrew Medford and Aleksandra Vojvodic/SUNCAT, Callie Cullum)

Astronomers discover two objects in the mysterious Milky Way halo

ULAS J0015+01 at the center of the photo. (Credit: NASA)

19th century math tactic gets a makeover—and yields answers up to 200 times faster

ohns Hopkins graduate student Xiang Yang, at right, teamed up with Rajat Mittal, a professor of mechanical engineering, to revamp a "useless" 169-year-old math strategy, making it work up to 200 times faster. (Credit: Will Kirk/JHU) — Johns Hopkins graduate student Xiang Yang, at right, teamed up with Rajat Mittal, a professor of mechanical engineering, to revamp a “useless” 169-year-old math strategy, making it work up to 200 times faster. (Credit: Will Kirk/JHU)

Artificial spacetime experiment could show tantalizing effects of gravitational waves(VIDEO)

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