Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal
In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in mid-air, held in place by electric fields…
Backreaction of stimulated Hawking radiation in an optical analogue
Hawking, S. Black hole explosions? Nature 248, 30–31 (1974). Article ADS Google Scholar Brout, R., Massar, S., Parentani,…
First new open-ocean subsea research habitat in 40 years launched
In this video, New Scientist CoLab partners with ocean engineering company DEEP to follow the deployment of Vanguard,…
Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules
WASHINGTON — A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to…
Astronomers Denounce Elon Musk-Led Plan to Pollute Earth’s Orbit With 1.7 Million Satellites
European astronomers on Wednesday urged the US Federal Communications Commission to block a plan led by SpaceX CEO…
Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution
We quantify the community-specific PM2.5 air pollution and health-related impacts of one reference scenario and two net-zero scenarios…
Stargazing in July: The Queen of the Night
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Physicists Devise Black Hole Alternative With a ‘Mini Universe’ at Its Center
Theoretically, black holes emerged from the principles of Albert Einstein’s general relativity (gravity as distortions of spacetime), but…
Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’ | San Diego
Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses –…
Webb studies how a planet survived the death of its star
Science & Exploration 01/07/2026 395 views 10 likes An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James…
83-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Timeline of Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Discovery
A small fossil collected on an Antarctic island more than four decades ago is a tail vertebra of…
NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August…