China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency
Chinese researchers have taken a major step in the global race to build practical quantum computers, becoming the…
Astronomers Capture First Triple Supermassive Black Hole System in Action
In a remarkable breakthrough, astronomers have uncovered the first known triple system where three galaxies, each harboring an…
Astronomers discover one of the Universe’s largest spinning structures
An international research team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures…
Major breakthrough clears key obstacle for the future of quantum internet
For years, the dream of a fully secure quantum Internet has been held back by a single, stubborn…
Is the Universe Lopsided? New Study Challenges Cosmological Assumptions
For years, we’ve believed that the universe is a vast, uniform expanse, with the same properties stretching across…
“Dark photon” theory, if correct, would completely upend physics
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle.…
This Glowing Bottle Holds Real Lightning, and Here’s How It Was Made
A YouTube creator has managed to turn a familiar idiom into a literal experiment. Using a particle accelerator,…
A New Theory Suggests Mass May Emerge From Invisible Dimensions
A recent study published in Nuclear Physics B examines how hidden dimensions might influence the physical reality that…
Chinese team tackles a century-old puzzle in physics: can we travel back in time?
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time…
These ‘impossible’ galaxies are breaking the Universe as we know it
When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our…
Physicists found a way to make thermodynamics work in the quantum world
In 1798, officer and physicist Benjamin Thompson (a.k.a. Count Rumford) made a simple but powerful observation while watching…
How Does Stardust Spread Through Space? Turns Out, The Push Of Starlight Isn’t Enough
Winds from the red giant R Doradus are not powerful enough to spread the molecules that make up…