Earth’s earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures
MSU researcher Katie Maloney contributed samples of rare, exceptionally well-preserved seaweed fossils (e.g., macroscopic algae) from Yukon Territory,…
Astronomers reveal flat ‘Diamond Ring’ in Cygnus X is a burst bubble remnant
Multi-wavelength overview of the Diamond Ring. Credit: Astronomy & Astrophysics (2025). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202556159 An international team led by…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth’s first real-life defense test
Artist’s depiction of an asteroid floating in space. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), Martin Kornmesser (ESA),…
100 billion stars using 7 million CPU cores
Head-on (left) and side-view (right) snapshots of a galactic disk of gas. These snapshots of gas distribution after…
Capturing A Supernova Explosion Only Hours After It Began
The details of a supernova explosion are still clouded in mystery and subject to vigorous debate. What exactly…
Nanotube design could shrink particle accelerators to hair-thin size
New research suggests that particle accelerators capable of generating intense, coherent X-rays, which are typically produced only at…
Telecom-wavelength quantum teleportation using frequency-converted photons from remote quantum dots
Experimental configuration Figure 1a shows a general schematic of the experiment. Two remote QDs are used: QD1 functions as…
Reading a Quantum Clock Costs More Energy Than Actually Running One
Quantum technologies—devices that operate according to quantum mechanical principles—promise to bring users some groundbreaking innovations in whichever context…
We May Have Just Detected The Smallest Gravitational Wave Ever, A First Of Its Kind
In a single decade, we have gone from the first-ever gravitational wave detection to several hundred of them.…
New monitor now operational in the Large Hadron Collider
The installed Beam Gas Curtain on the LHC. Credit: CERN / Maximilien Brice A novel beam diagnostic instrument…
Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback
The force we experience most intimately remains the most mysterious. Physicists understand how vast migrations of particles called…
Physicists reveal a new quantum state where electrons run wild
Electricity keeps modern life running, from cars and phones to computers and nearly every device we rely on.…