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#OTD in 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen noticed that when he shielded his tube with heavy black cardboard, a screen nine feet away still glowed. He called the unknown rays "X-rays."

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www.nobelprize.org Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 was awarded to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after...

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Marie Curie (1867), Lise Meitner (1878), and C.V. Raman (1888) were all born on Nov. 7.

Read about Meitner and Otto Frisch's 1939 paper on nuclear fission in APS News: go.aps.org/4z4P0oA

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www.aps.org Discovery of Nuclear Fission The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.

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The Southern Taurids peaked around Nov. 5, and the Northern Taurids peak around Nov. 12. Each produces only a handful of meteors per hour, but NASA says an occasional bright fireball can make the wait worthwhile.

NASA's November sky guide: go.aps.org/4sIlP9g

science.nasa.gov What's Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science I'm Raquel Villanueva from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and that's What's Up this month.

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By studying a real fish swimming among virtual fish, researchers uncover the rules that a fish follows when schooling. The results suggest that schooling fish focus on a single influential neighbor.

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physics.aps.org Schooling Fish May Have Just One Influencer By studying a real fish swimming among virtual fish, researchers uncover the rules that a fish follows when schooling.

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