vacuum
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Without day and night in the vacuum of space, morning for Artemis II was marked by a daily wake-up song selected by the crew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Keeping super-cold liquid oxygen and methane stable in the vacuum of space, then transferring them between spacecraft, is one of the most demanding engineering challenges in the programme.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
In that vacuum, the movie seemed almost watchable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Pasqal’s quantum systems use neutral atom technology, in which individual atoms are trapped and manipulated in a vacuum by laser beams.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In 1983 two scientists suggested in Nature that tinkering with the energy of the vacuum might cause the universe to self-destruct.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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