New organic liquid provides efficient phosphorescence
Molecular structure and photographs of the phosphorescent molecular liquid. Credit: Yosuke Tani The nostalgic “glow-in-the-dark” stars that twinkle…
Soot’s climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00633 Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth’s…
-24,9 decibels: this record-breaking number has NASA scientists worried
At first glance, total silence might sound peaceful—even meditative. But step into the anechoic chamber at Orfield Labs…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
BlueDOGs Might Evolve From Little Red Dots
One of the most difficult parts of astronomy is understanding how time affects it. The farther away you…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
The cosmic giant challenging our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe
Location of QSO1 on the MBH −M∗ plane. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.21748 Scientists have discovered a giant…
Ordinary ice generates electricity when bent or twisted
Ice does not usually show up in conversations about electricity. A new study reports that ordinary frozen water…
New York’s ‘Big Bang Machine’ Passes Critical First Test
We know very little about the first few microseconds after the Big Bang. We have theories, most of…
The observable universe is just 5% of reality, 95% remains invisible!
Ordinary matter, also called baryonic matter, consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons. This is the material that emits…
Gravitational waves reveal ‘stellar graveyard’ packed with neutron star and black hole mergers
Using gravitational waves, tiny ripples in space-time first predicted by Albert Einstein back in 1915, astronomers have discovered…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…