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Violent Helium Reaction on White Dwarf Surface Triggers Supernova Explosion

2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, Kip Thorne

Protein Pair Keeps Brain Function Stable

Observatory Detects Extragalactic Cosmic Rays Hitting the Earth

Supersonic Gas Streams Left Over from the Big Bang Drive Massive Black Hole Formation

LIGO and Virgo Observatories Jointly Detect Black Hole Collision

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Violent Helium Reaction on White Dwarf Surface Triggers Supernova Explosion

2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, Kip Thorne

Protein Pair Keeps Brain Function Stable

Observatory Detects Extragalactic Cosmic Rays Hitting the Earth

Supersonic Gas Streams Left Over from the Big Bang Drive Massive Black Hole Formation

LIGO and Virgo Observatories Jointly Detect Black Hole Collision

.css-vyy7ic{display:block;font-size:24px;line-height:1.5;height:3em;font-weight:400;}Violent Helium Reaction on White Dwarf Surface Triggers Supernova Explosion

2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, Kip Thorne

Protein Pair Keeps Brain Function Stable

Observatory Detects Extragalactic Cosmic Rays Hitting the Earth

Supersonic Gas Streams Left Over from the Big Bang Drive Massive Black Hole Formation

LIGO and Virgo Observatories Jointly Detect Black Hole Collision

Violent Helium Reaction on White Dwarf Surface Triggers Supernova Explosion