Gong Zizheng, who led China’s planetary defence project, dies at 61
Gong Zizheng, a pioneer of space debris research and a key figure in China’s planned asteroid defence mission,…
Scientists discover remnants of Theia, the planet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago
Two continent-sized structures deep inside Earth may contain remnants of Theia, the ancient planet thought to have collided…
Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joining Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
New Evidence For An Ancient Ocean On Mars
Sedimentologic and mineralogic evidence for sedimentary rocks, clay stratigraphy and open-basin deltas along and within the detected shelf.…
Quantum breakthrough cuts 1,000 qubits to five, speeds computing
Scientists at California Institute of Technology and startup Oratomic have developed a method to drastically cut the number…
Research Team Finds Useful Quantum Computers Could Be Built with as Few as 10,000 Qubits
Insider Brief New research from Caltech and Oratomic suggests fault-tolerant quantum computers could require only 10,000–20,000 qubits—far fewer…
Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites
As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns…
Keck Observatory observes first gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova : Maui Now
An artist’s interpretation of light from a supernova passing through a gravitational lens,reaching Earth at different times. Credit:…
US team finds problems that even quantum computers can’t crack
Quantum computers are often seen as the ultimate problem-solvers, capable of tackling calculations that would take classical machines…
Physicists Shatter Quantum Computing Record
In a Caltech lab, a computer screen showed thousands of tiny points of light—each one a single atom,…
World’s largest quantum array hits 6,100 qubits at 99.98% accuracy
Quantum computers need vast numbers of qubits to solve the hardest problems in science and technology. Unlike classical…