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Government-censored science ruined the USSR. Is the USA next?

Government-censored science ruined the USSR. Is the USA next?

With a flurry of threats to scientists, science funding, and health policy, the USA now faces a crisis reminiscent of Soviet-era…
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Ethan Siegel
The CMB: the most important discovery in cosmic history

The CMB: the most important discovery in cosmic history

First discovered in the mid-1960s, no cosmic signal has taught us more about the Universe, or spurred more controversy, than the CMB.
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Ethan Siegel
JWST shocks the world with colliding neutron star discovery

JWST shocks the world with colliding neutron star discovery

From LIGO, there weren’t enough neutron star-neutron star mergers to account for our heavy elements. With a JWST surprise, maybe they can.
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Ethan Siegel
The great stellar dimming of T Tauri has begun

The great stellar dimming of T Tauri has begun

It’s the ultimate game of cosmic “cover up,” as the dimming occurs when a circumbinary disk from a nearby star passes in front of T Tauri…
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Ethan Siegel
Ask Ethan: How are the heaviest elements of all made?

Ask Ethan: How are the heaviest elements of all made?

Matter is made up largely of atoms, where atomic nuclei can contain up to 100 protons or more. But how were the heaviest elements made?
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Ethan Siegel
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