A study in stardust: Massive binary stars emit tiny carbon particles
For the study, Wu and his coauthors looked at data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and…
Cern project cut ‘weakens’ UK global standing, says STFC leader
Michele Dougherty grilled by MPs on “catastrophic” impact of cuts on early career physicists The withdrawal of funding…
Quantum memories could help make long-baseline optical astronomy a reality – Physics World
Quantum memories could help make long-baseline optical astronomy a reality – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
CERN tests quantum microwire detectors for next-generation colliders
Researchers in the US have revealed that an emerging class of quantum sensors, called superconducting microwire single-photon detectors…
What Goes On Inside A Massive Star Before It Explodes As A Supernova?
When most people think of a supernova, they’re thinking of a Type II core-collapse supernova. These are massive…
Dynamical stability by spin transfer in nearly isotropic magnets
Kapitza, P. L. Dynamic stability of a pendulum when its point of suspension vibrates. Sov. Phys. JETP 21,…
The Sun Is ‘Glitching.’ Scientists Investigated and Solved a Cosmic Mystery
Scientists have peered inside the Sun and observed subtle shifts and “glitches” that have occurred over four decades,…
The Color of a Concert Hall Actually Changes The Way You Hear Music
The virtual concert hall presented to the participants in different color schemes. Credit: The Journal of the Acoustical…
Scientists Have Found What’s Really Inside Cosmic Voids, And It’s Anything But Empty
In the vast expanse of the universe, there are regions so empty they seem like the definition of…
Creating An Ultra-Stable Lunar Clock With A Cryogenic Silicon Cavity Laser
Phase-coherent lasers are crucial for many precision tasks, including timekeeping. Here on Earth the most stable optical oscillators…
How big is an atom? Why atomic size has no single answer
‘Atoms’, a student of the English chemist Henry Enfield Roscoe asserted in the late 19th century, ‘are round…
A Mysterious Galaxy Dominated by 99% Dark Matter Has Just Been Found
Astronomers have unveiled an extraordinary find: a ghostly galaxy almost entirely composed of dark matter. Located 300 million…