New catalog compiles more than 100 ‘spider’ pulsars that consume stellar partners
The comparably tiny spider pulsar blasts its much bigger neighboring star with so much energy that the side…
Quantum experiment cuts 20 million years of work to 15 minutes
Amid growing hopes for quantum technology, scientists have demonstrated the first proven quantum advantage in a photonic system.…
Record 6,100 Qubits Form World’s Largest Quantum Array
Physicists have made an array of 6,100 neutral-atom qubits held in place by lasers, marking a dramatic increase…
Gravitational wave detectors affected by daylight savings time
Aerial view of the LIGO observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: LIGO Observatory Interference from human activity has always…
Turns Out the First Supermassive Black Holes Weren’t So Supermassive, Research Suggests
All galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their center. A new finding doesn’t contradict that observation, but…
New Type Of Time Crystal Is Stabilized – Not Disrupted – By Quantum Correlations
Physicists have unveiled a new type of time crystal that is governed by quantum behavior that conflicts with…
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Is About To Be Hit By A Coronal Mass Ejection. What Will Happen Next?
In spectacularly good timing a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun is about to collide with an…
Tokyo Discovers Frozen Molecules Spinning Like Liquid While Physics Laws Shatter Forever
IN A NUTSHELL 🧊 Scientists discover a premelting phase of water with molecules frozen in place but rotating…
Giant 1.3 Billion Light-Year Ring Challenges What We Know About The Universe
A giant structure around 9.2 billion light-years from Earth and measuring around 1.3 billion light-years across is raising…
HSBC claims quantum trading breakthrough
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
'Like trying to see fog in the dark': How strange pulses of energy are helping scientists build the ultimate map of the universe – Live Science
‘Like trying to see fog in the dark’: How strange pulses of energy are helping scientists build the…
HSBC says quantum computing trial helps bond trading
Europe’s biggest bank HSBC said today that a trial use of quantum computers to aid bond trading had…