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…
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves
In 2011, Deconinck and Oliveras simulated different disturbances with higher and higher frequencies and watched what happened to…
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…
New quantum sensors aim to detect hidden forces behind dark matter
For decades, you have heard scientists say that most of the universe is missing. They are not being…
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…
The Unique Kitchen Appliance Designed By Albert Einstein That No One Ever Used
Bettmann/Getty Images Whether you know him as the…
If you fell into a black hole, would you survive? What new research says about spaghettification |
Picture yourself drifting in space, caught in the pull of a black hole. The idea feels like pure…