Dedicated amateur discovers supernova in remote galaxy
Filipp at his laptop. Credit: Filipp Romanov. Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar…
Data from dark-energy observatories indicate universe may ‘end in a big crunch’ at 33 billion years old
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates…
An invention is transforming the way scientists track genes
Professor Yunde Zhao dissects a RUBY flower of a thale cress (right, Arabidopsis thaliana), a small plant in…
Twisted graphene reveals double-dome superconductivity controlled by electric field
Superconducting phase in twisted trilayer graphene (T = 100 mK). Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03040-2 Superconductivity is…
Dark matter and dark energy may only be a cosmic illusion
Scenic View of Galaxy in Space. Credit: pexels.com For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark…
Potential smoking gun signature of supermassive dark stars found in JWST data
This image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope highlights the region of study by the JWST Advanced…
Key steps towards the realization of a high-precision optical clock based on Ni¹²⁺
Schematic of the components involved in the paper. Precise calculations allow to estimate the transition frequency with unprecedented…
Metal bends the rules by combining electrical conductivity with optical frequency-doubling properties
Mg₃Cl₇, synthesized in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell under high pressure and temperature, was identified as a polar…
Galaxies with high radio emissions could be home to many advanced civilizations
Centaurus A is a famous example of a relatively nearby radio galaxy. Inside the galaxy is a supermassive…
Astronomers determine new origins of double-peaked emission lines in galactic centers
Simulating the full band light emitted by a binary supermassive black hole system in a transparent medium, observed…
Physicists solve mystery of loop current switching in kagome metals
Permanent nanoscale loop electrical currents in kagome metals. Credit: Kano Okada, Nagoya University Quantum metals are metals where…
Lightning strikes 12 times per minute on fusion engineering test platform
Century is Zap Energy’s fusion engineering test platform. Credit: Zap Energy Zap Energy has advanced its Century fusion…