Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on Universe
image: The Dark Matter distribution in the COSMOS field observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and by…
China unveils system for stable supersonic electromagnetic launches
In 2023, China’s ‘electromagnetic sledge’ system became the first large-scale electromagnetic launcher to break the sound barrier. During…
Government spends $1.35m on quantum and photonic research
Advanced Technology Institute board member Professor Cather Simpson. (File photo) Photo: supplied The government is spending $1.35 million…
Distant entangled atoms acting as one sensor deliver stunning precision
Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have shown that quantum entanglement can be…
Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, is overlaid with a map of…
669 Million Galaxies, 6 Years of Data, Scientists Finally See the Universe’s Dark Side
Researchers have assembled the most detailed view to date of how dark energy has shaped the cosmos, using…
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard?
This brain drain appears to be real. I spoke to Jared Kaplan, co-founder of Anthropic, the company behind…
Strange Quantum Effects Persist in Surprisingly Large Particles, New Research Reveals
Pushing quantum mechanics into new territory, recent research is showing that objects far larger than individual atoms can…
A Glowing Bar of Iron Is Haunting The Ring Nebula – And No One Knows Why : ScienceAlert
We’ve known about the iconic Ring Nebula for nearly 250 years, but it’s only now that astronomers have…
Remembering Gladys West, who used Einstein to create GPS
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and…
World’s largest particle collider reveals collective nature of quark soup
Scientists have found new evidence that a pattern of “flow” observed in particles streaming from heavy ion collisions…