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Read article: Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora Planetary science Research update Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora Simultaneous observations by NASA’s Juno and ESA’s XMM Newton satellites shed light on 40-year-old mystery
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Read article: Atom cavity sees the same photon twice Quantum optics Research update Atom cavity sees the same photon twice A new non-destructive photon detection technique could aid the development of quantum communications networks
Read article: Ancient star likely created from a colossal hypernova explosion Stars and solar physics Research update Ancient star likely created from a colossal hypernova explosion Heavy elements found in an ancient star lying on the fringes of the Milky Way were likely produced by a magneto-rotational hypernova explosion
Read article: ‘Iron man of 2D materials’ defies century-old description of fracture mechanics 2D materials Research update ‘Iron man of 2D materials’ defies century-old description of fracture mechanics Growth of cracks in hexagonal boron nitride proves surprisingly stable
Read article: Opto-refrigerative tweezers prevent trapped particles from overheating Optics and photonics Research update Opto-refrigerative tweezers prevent trapped particles from overheating By overcoming heating problems, optical tweezers could be more widely used to study biomolecules
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Read article: Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space Planetary science Research update Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space Astronomers find evidence for four Earth-sized planets wandering freely through space, unbound to any host star
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