In a remarkable feat for humanity, the Polaris Dawn mission set out on an unprecedented journey into the cosmos, becoming the first expedition of its kind in over half a century. Spearheaded by Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 Payments, this endeavor marks a significant leap not only in private space exploration but also in the
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Rohit Velankar, a senior at Fox Chapel Area High School, stumbled upon a thought-provoking question while engaging in a simple, everyday act: pouring juice. The rhythmic “glug, glug, glug” sound that emerged as juice flowed from the carton led him to ponder the physics behind it. Specifically, he wondered whether the material elasticity of the
Neutrinos, elusive particles that abound in the universe, are at the heart of a significant breakthrough in particle physics, with researchers at the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermilab making headlines by identifying their first interactions. This achievement is more than just a technical milestone; it lays the groundwork for a deeper understanding of the