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…
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight – Eso.org
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight Eso.orgLaser trial at ESO kickstarts new era of…
Magnetostrictive mechanical frequency combs | Nature Communications
Picqué, N. & Hänsch, T. W. Frequency comb spectroscopy. Nat. Photon. 13, 146–157 (2019). Article Google Scholar Fortier,…
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks of conspiracy theories,…
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…
Why are scientists rushing to study a comet from deep space? | Science and Technology News
Astrophysicists are scrambling to study an ancient comet from another star system that entered the solar system this…
Stanford discovers an extraordinary crystal that could transform quantum tech
Stanford engineers have discovered a standout material, strontium titanate (STO), that performs even better in extreme cold. Instead…
First Close-Up of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Reveals a Strange Cosmic Phenomenon That’s Baffling Experts
At a distance of 160,000 light-years, an aging red supergiant star in a neighboring galaxy has become the…
Scientists discover a way simulate the Universe on a laptop
As astronomers gather more data than ever before, studying the cosmos has become an increasingly complex task. A…
Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality
When we imagine contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we tend to picture messages: radio signals, mathematical codes, or perhaps…
MIT quantum breakthrough edges toward room-temp superconductors
Superconductors work like express trains for electricity. Once electric current enters one, it can travel through without resistance…
World’s most accurate quantum computer breaks 98-qubit barrier
Quantinuum has introduced Helios, its most advanced quantum computer yet, setting new records in performance, fidelity, and scalability.…