Chilean Tri-University Collaboration Breaks Through Ionic Liquid-MOF "Chemical Sieving" Technology for Targeted Extraction of Lithium from High Mg/Li Ratio Salt Lakes
2026-04-22
In the salt flats of the Atacama Desert, the radii of magnesium and lithium ions are nearly identical, and their chemical behavior in aqueous solutions is highly similar. This "twin effect" has render...
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European Southern Observatory's VST Telescope Captures Image of the Bat Nebula in Circinus
2026-04-14
The European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile has captured an image of the Bat Nebula, located approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth, using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST). Th...
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ALMA Observations Reveal Magnetic Fields Guiding Material Flows to Newborn Binary System
2026-03-18
An international team of astronomers, led by scientists from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), has made a new discovery in the process of star formation using the Atacama Large Millimet...
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Near-Infrared Photon Beam Spectrometer NIRPS Releases First Results, Boosting Exoplanet Research
2026-01-23
An international team led by the University of Geneva and the University of Montreal has recently published the first observational results from the Near-Infrared Photon Beam Spectrometer (NIRPS), ins...
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New Study Reveals Non-Entangled Quantum Properties May Trigger Nonlocality Effects
2025-12-25
In the framework of classical physics, the motion of objects is predictable, with speeds unable to exceed the speed of light, and information propagation similarly constrained. However, since the 1930...
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Very Large Telescope Captures Stunning Panorama of Sculptor Galaxy: Millions of Colors Reveal Starburst Secrets
2025-12-10
Astronomers have uncovered a nearby spiral galaxy blazing with millions of colors in dazzling splendor.
On Wednesday, a telescope in Chile released a breathtaking panoramic image of the Sculptor Gala...
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Astronomers Confirm Third Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Traversing the Solar System
2025-11-20
Astronomers officially confirmed on Wednesday that the third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, is passing through the Solar System—the first since "Oumuamua" in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. This obje...
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Set to Release First Images, Ushering in a New Era of Astronomy
2025-11-11
Astronomy is on the cusp of a highly anticipated milestone. From the early 17th century, when Dutch spectacle maker Hans Lippershey discovered the magnifying effect of compound lenses, to Galileo Gali...
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4MOST Spectroscopic Survey Telescope Launches Cosmic Exploration Mission
2025-11-01
The European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope in Chile has successfully integrated the 4MOST spectroscopic survey system, obtaining its first observational data on October 18, 2025. This new sp...
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4MOST Spectrograph Successfully Obtains First Observation Data
2025-10-28
The VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile has achieved a major milestone: the 4MOST spectrograph successfully obtained its first observation data on Octo...
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