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Queen guitarist Sir Brian May's latest book explores the history, mystery and evolution of galaxies in a way never tried ...
Based on these initial findings, the team further developed extremely high-resolution simulations called "shock-tubes." ...
CHENGDU -- On Haizi Mountain in Daocheng in Southwest China's Sichuan province, with an average altitude over 4,400 meters, a ...