Astronomers Think They May Have Spotted the Universe’s First Stars Glowing From the Dawn of Time
Artist’s impression of a field of Population III stars as they would have appeared after the Big Bang.…
An optical meta-image-processor for enhanced imaging through strongly scattering media
Principle In an ideal imaging system, the PSF appears as a distinct Airy pattern, as shown in Fig. 1a.…
The expansion of our universe may be slowing down. What does that mean for dark energy?
As if dark energy weren’t already mysterious and baffling enough, new research suggests that this unknown force may…
Are the cosmic voids truly empty?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If we take out all the matter, neutrinos, dark matter, cosmic rays, and radiation…
Two independent quantum networks successfully fused into one
Scheme of quantum network fusion, network architecture and operation principle. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01792-0 Many quantum…
New quantum hardware puts the mechanics in quantum mechanics
Even in its simplified form, however, it’s still a model of a quantum system, with all the computational…
Most Powerful Black-Hole Flare Ever Recorded Shone Like 10 Trillion Suns : ScienceAlert
In a flare of light that traveled for 10 billion years to reach us, astronomers have identified the…
When Neutron Stars Collide, Neutrinos Get Into The Mix
The material of a neutron star is unlike anything we have on Earth. Rather than atoms and molecules,…
Parabolic flight experiment highlights flame dynamics in microgravity
Credit: J. van Loon Casting a swirling shadow, a glowing candle flame sways eerily before flaring up once…
Scientists recreate ‘cosmic fireballs’ in CERN particle accelerator to hunt for missing gamma-rays
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated “cosmic fireballs” here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The experiment aimed…
Superconducting qubit that lasts for over 1 millisecond is primed for industrial scaling
A Princeton team has reported their new qubit lasts for over 1 millisecond, three times longer than the…
Millisecond lifetimes and coherence times in 2D transmon qubits
Place, A. P. M. et al. New material platform for superconducting transmon qubits with coherence times exceeding 0.3…