When Black Holes Merge – Universe Today
October and November 2024 proved to be particularly productive for gravitational wave astronomy. Within the two months, the…
A neutron star’s weird wind rewrites space physics
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has identified a surprising contrast between the winds blasting away from…
A formally exact wall-boundary condition in large eddy simulations using volume filtering | Journal of Fluid Mechanics
1. Introduction Direct numerical simulations (DNS) that resolve turbulent flows down to the Kolmogorov scales remain reserved for…
Leading quantum at an inflection point | MIT News
Danna Freedman is seeking the early adopters. She is the faculty director of the nascent MIT Quantum Initiative,…
Magnetostrictive mechanical frequency combs | Nature Communications
Picqué, N. & Hänsch, T. W. Frequency comb spectroscopy. Nat. Photon. 13, 146–157 (2019). Article Google Scholar Fortier,…
A Quantum Microscope Reveals Water Breaking Apart
Jan BalajkaInstitute of Applied Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria November 10, 2025• Physics 18, 180 A…
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Shows Evidence Of “Galactic Cosmic Ray” Processing
A team studying the spectra of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has found evidence of “galactic cosmic ray processing”. While…
Our Universe Is Getting ‘Colder, Deader,’ Astronomers Say
Earlier this year, Euclid—a European telescope tasked to create the largest 3D map of the universe—sent back troves…
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
The idea that our universe might be nothing more than an elaborate computer simulation has been a favorite…
Why the Milky Way’s Dark Heart Might Be Shaped Like a Box
Back in 2009, astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope noticed that there was a lot more gamma-ray…
3i atlas: 3I/ATLAS image released by Japanese space agency? Interstellar comet’s shocking visual sparks global interest
3I/ATLAS image claimed to be released by Japanese space agency has created wide discussion among astronomy followers and…
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…