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Scientists measure a black hole’s jet power for the first time — it equals 10,000 Suns
A Curtin University-led research team has made the first-ever direct measurement of the instantaneous power of jets from a black hole. Using a radio telescope…
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Australia’s withdrawal from the European Southern Observatory sparks scientific alarm
The Australian Academy of Science has condemned the federal government's decision to withdraw from its strategic partnership with the European Southern Observatory, warning the move…
Deep inside a Victorian gold mine, Australia’s dark matter detector passes a key test
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Sydney physicist adapts particle physics theory to fix quantum computing’s error problem
Dr Dominic Williamson from the University of Sydney has published a new approach to quantum error correction that borrows from the mathematical framework of lattice…
What Artemis II can — and cannot — tell us about sending humans further into space
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