No Black Hole Has Ever Unleashed This Much Energy in the History of the Observable Universe
Astronomers have recorded the most luminous flare ever emitted by a black hole—an event so extreme it briefly…
Hitoshi Murayama, winner of APS Lilienfeld Prize, on understanding the universe
Theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama has spent his career studying the fundamental building blocks of matter — tiny particles…
Stanford discovers an extraordinary crystal that could transform quantum tech
Stanford engineers have discovered a standout material, strontium titanate (STO), that performs even better in extreme cold. Instead…
The Remarkable Large-Scale Structure of Anti-Tail and Tail Jets from 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeA stacked deep image of 3I/ATLAS, taken between 5:08–5:22…
First Close-Up of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Reveals a Strange Cosmic Phenomenon That’s Baffling Experts
At a distance of 160,000 light-years, an aging red supergiant star in a neighboring galaxy has become the…
Why are scientists rushing to study a comet from deep space? | Science and Technology News
Astrophysicists are scrambling to study an ancient comet from another star system that entered the solar system this…
Scientists discover a way simulate the Universe on a laptop
As astronomers gather more data than ever before, studying the cosmos has become an increasingly complex task. A…
Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality
When we imagine contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we tend to picture messages: radio signals, mathematical codes, or perhaps…
Behold Helios, the Most Powerful Quantum Computer on the Planet
Computing firm Quantinuum has provided the hardware for many outstanding feats in quantum computing over the past few…
Einstein might have been wrong about black holes
Black holes are often described as cosmic gluttons, consuming everything that drifts too close — including light itself.…
MIT quantum breakthrough edges toward room-temp superconductors
Superconductors work like express trains for electricity. Once electric current enters one, it can travel through without resistance…
Dark Matter May Be Shining at the Center of Our Galaxy
Nearly fifteen years ago, scientists spotted something strange in the gamma-ray sky—a faint but persistent glow at the…