Friday, May 23, 2025

New evidence of CP Violation could help solve the matter–antimatter puzzle

Shedding light on two pieces of the matter-antimatter puzzle

In two new articles, the LHCb collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reports seeing evidence of CP violation in decays of baryons and in decays of beauty hadrons into charmonium particles, shedding light on these two pieces of the matter–antimatter puzzle. Experiments, including LHCb, have previously conducted searches for CP violation in baryons, by looking for differences in the way matter and antimatter baryons decay into other particles. But these searches have essentially come up empty handed so far.

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With NASA’s Eyes on Asteroids, you can watch all the known near-Earth asteroids and comets as they orbit the Sun. Updated twice daily with the latest tracking data, the web-based application will automatically add new near-Earth object discoveries for you to explore

Mapping Our Cosmic Neighborhood: A 3D View of Near-Earth Objects

Watch all the known near-Earth asteroids and comets in real-time.

Astronomers discover many asteroids and comets each year, some of which are near-Earth objects (NEOs) that move through the inner solar system. NASA-funded researchers track these objects to identify potential threats to Earth. To help visualize them, NASA launched Eyes on Asteroids, a 3D real-time tool that shows NEOs moving through Earth’s orbital neighborhood.

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Greater honeyguide feeding on beeswax

Birds, badgers, and bees: Investigating africa’s honey thieves

A comparable cooperative relationship between honeyguides and honey badgers.

Researchers from nine African countries investigated whether honeyguide birds and honey badgers work together to find honey. After interviewing over 400 honey hunters, they found that while honeyguide birds often lead people to beehives, no one has ever seen them cooperating with honey badgers. Most of the 11 villages surveyed (80%) have been hunting for wild honey for centuries, often with help from honeyguide birds.

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First-ever images reveal the cosmic web’s hidden structure

These findings are fundamental.

Astronomers used the MUSE1 instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to capture the first-ever images of the cosmic web in the early universe. The project took eight months of observations, followed by a year of data processing. Their analysis revealed glowing hydrogen filaments, showing structures as they appeared one to two billion years after the Big Bang.

Axial Seamount features a large caldera on the seafloor, formed by the collapse of its magma chamber. Credit: Deborah Kelley

Axial Seamount: Underwater Volcano Poised to Erupt

A rare glimpse into Earth’s hidden forces—scientists brace for a deep-sea eruption off Oregon’s coast.

Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off Oregon’s coast, is showing strong signs of an impending eruption—the first since 2015. Though invisible from land, its activity is closely monitored by the Regional Cabled Array, providing real-time data on earthquakes, lava flows, and deep-sea ecosystems. Scientists are eager to study this eruption to better understand Earth's geological processes and improve eruption predictions. While harmless to people, Axial’s eruptions reshape the seafloor, impact hydrothermal vents, and reveal how life thrives in extreme environments—offering a rare window into the power beneath our oceans.

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