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26 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 19, 2026.
The result backs a long-suspected 'universal' reconnection rate and says the speed is set inside the thin current sheet, not by the plasma feeding it. Better reconnection models mean better space weather forecasts for satellites and power grids.
Princeton physicists ran the framework in five experiments on the DIII-D tokamak in San Diego. Its full read-decide-act loop takes about 20 milliseconds — far faster than any human at the console.
Two spacecraft — NASA's MAVEN and China's Tianwen-1 — watched at the same time and caught Kelvin-Helmholtz waves dumping bulk plasma into space.
By combining Event Horizon Telescope and Global Millimeter VLBI Array images at two wavelengths, a Shanghai-led team produced the first spatially resolved spectral map of a black hole's shadow.
Lawrence Livermore scientists discover that cooling rate dramatically alters radioactive particle formation, challenging existing fallout models.
Advanced plasma simulations reveal how turbulent disorder in space creates massive organized magnetic structures that influence everything from black holes to solar storms.
Scientists used advanced plasma simulations to discover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence, potentially reshaping our understanding of cosmic phenomena.
Scientists use most detailed plasma simulations ever created to discover how cosmic turbulence builds enormous organized magnetic structures from chaos.
Scientists discover how cosmic turbulence creates enormous organized magnetic structures spanning galaxies and star systems.
Scientists used advanced plasma simulations to discover how turbulence in space creates enormous organized magnetic structures throughout the universe.
Massive plasma simulations reveal how cosmic turbulence creates the enormous organized magnetic structures found throughout space, from stars to galaxies.
Scientists capture the split-second chaos when intense laser flashes blast matter into superheated plasma, tracking how copper atoms lose and regain electrons in unprecedented detail.
Neural network reveals hidden forces with 99% accuracy, potentially overturning fundamental assumptions about particle interactions.
Scientists combine neural networks with dusty plasma experiments to reveal non-reciprocal forces and overturn long-held assumptions about particle interactions.
Revolutionary imaging system reveals structural changes invisible to previous methods, enabling scientists to watch plasma formation and electron movement in real time.
Specially designed neural network reveals hidden patterns in dusty plasma with over 99% accuracy, overturning scientific assumptions.
Machine learning reveals hidden patterns in dusty plasma interactions, capturing complex forces with 99% accuracy and overturning long-held assumptions about particle behavior.
Researchers at PPPL discovered that plasma rotation — not just cross-field particle drifts — explains why tokamak exhaust hits one side far harder than the other, a finding critical for designing divertors that can survive in working power plants.
Researchers found that plasma core rotation—not just cross-field drift—causes uneven heat loading in tokamak divertors, enabling better designs for future fusion plants.
Researchers found that the spinning motion of plasma inside a tokamak — not just cross-field particle drift — drives the stubborn exhaust asymmetry that has defied simulation for decades, clearing a key path for commercial fusion.
Plasma spinning at 88.4 kilometers per second was the overlooked factor that explains why tokamak divertors wear unevenly — a fix that could affect the design of every future fusion reactor.
Scientists in Hefei achieved stable plasma at 1.65 times the Greenwald limit — a threshold never before crossed — opening the door to compact high-density reactors.
Six years of Cassini data reveals why the gas giant's magnetic shield is skewed compared to Earth's symmetrical field.
Breakthrough discovery reveals how plasma rotation creates uneven particle distribution in tokamaks, finally matching experimental data with computer models.
Scientists discover that rapid planetary rotation and plasma from Enceladus create the distorted magnetic bubble around Saturn, unlike Earth's symmetrical field.
Researchers finally explain why tokamak exhaust systems show uneven particle distribution, breakthrough could improve future reactor design.