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Plans for Moon-Based Gravitational-Wave Detectors Get a Lift from Geology

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By Michael Schirber
| American Physical Society
July 9, 2026• Physics 19, s89 A proposed gravitational-wave observatory on the Moon might gather more information than previously thought, thanks to geology. × The Moon—like any massive object—should jiggle when a gravitational wave passes by. Scientists have proposed searching for such gravitational-wave responses by placing seismometers on the Moon’s surface.
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Videos Reveal the Secret to Giant Sperm Packing

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By Michael Schirber
| Physics APS Verified
July 7, 2026• Physics 19, 97 The exceptionally long sperm of fruit flies are able to fit in their small storage organ by swimming in opposite-direction lanes, new experiments show. This snapshot shows fluorescently labeled sperm swimming inside a male storage organ. The cells align with each other without forming knots. This snapshot shows fluorescently labeled sperm swimming inside a male storage organ. The cells align with each other without forming knots.
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Solar Storm Unexpectedly Reduces Cosmic-Ray Flux

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By Michael Schirber
| Physics APS Verified
June 26, 2026• Physics 19, 92 A solar storm hitting Earth appears to have reduced the amount of incoming high-energy cosmic rays, suggesting a new way of measuring solar activity. Storm alert. A coronal mass ejection was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory June 17–18, 2015. These plasma-spewing events can produce solar storms that travel to Earth. Storm alert. A coronal mass ejection was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory June 17–18, 2015.
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