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Discoveries in Physics Research
From quarks to twistronics to dark matter, MIT is on the cutting edge of physics research.
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Study reveals the Phoenix galaxy cluster in the act of extreme cooling
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope help to explain the cluster’s mysterious starburst, usually only seen in younger galaxies.
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