Magnetic fields may be the secret behind binary star formation
Many stars are born inside vast clouds of gas and dust in space. As parts of these clouds…
Scientists Say Supermassive Black Holes Could Be Surrounded by Millions of Planets
Artist’s rendition of a supermassive black hole. Credit: WikiMedia Commons At the center of most large galaxies sits…
Hidden supermassive black hole pairs may finally have a visible signal
Astronomers from the University of Oxford and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) have…
Scientists Identify the Origin of Noise in Spin Qubit Quantum Processors
Insider Brief Researchers from Tokyo University of Science and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology identified…
Scientists discover a hidden quantum world inside cobalt
For decades, cobalt has been considered one of the best understood magnetic metals. Its crystal structure and basic…
Physics-based models still beat AI for predicting extreme weather events – Physics World
Physics-based models still beat AI for predicting extreme weather events – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
Quantum Computing: Hype or the Real Deal?
The word “quantum” is defined as “an amount,” with its Latin root meaning “how much.” In physics, a…
Physicists propose that our universe may contain three dimensions of time
Space and time looked settled, at least in broad outline. Einstein’s special relativity gave physics a durable framework…
Local ‘Little Red Dots’ stay eerily steady for up to 15 years, puzzling astronomers
Illustration of a supermassive black hole embedded within a dense, optically thick photosphere. The model predicts stable optical…
Evidence for the generic existence of two local structures in liquid water
Stillinger, F. H. Water revisited. Science 209, 451–457 (1980). Article ADS Google Scholar Speedy, R. J. & Angell,…
Giant gate response of the charge in an electron–lattice condensate
Ramesh, R. et al. Roadmap on low-power electronics. APL Mater. 12, 099201 (2024). Article Google Scholar Dissanayake, K.…
The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster
Globular clusters are oddballs. They’re the most massive type of star cluster and their stellar population is typically…