When space junk comes home
Deployment of Starlink Satellites by SpaceX. Credit: SpaceX Early one February morning in 2025, Adam Borucki discovered something…
Demand for JWST’s observational time hits a new peak
Artist’s depiction of potential observational targets for JWST. Credit: STScI Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope…
ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS’s path with data from Mars
Between 1 and 7 October, our Mars orbiters Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observed the comet…
HD⁺ ions cooled to 18 mK yield most precise vibrational-rotational spectra to date
Synergistically cooled Be⁺-HD⁺ ion crystal and molecular dynamics simulation. Credit: APM A research team from the Innovation Academy…
Higher CO₂ levels are making our food more calorific and less nutritious
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More CO2 in the atmosphere is making food crops more caloric, less nutritious and…
Electrical control of spin currents in graphene via ferroelectric switching achieved
Characteristics of the graphene/In2Se3 heterostructure transport device that shows the spin chirality switch. Credit: Martin Gmitra from the…
ALMA resolves close companion orbiting giant red star
Hydrodynamic simulation of the accretion disk around companion π1 Gru C. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02697-2 Close…
Controlling triple quantum dots in a zinc oxide semiconductor
(a) The schematic of the fabricated ZnO device. Two-dimensional electron gas is formed between (Mg, Zn)O and ZnO.…
Unraveling the mysteries of radio relics
Arc-like shock waves travel outwards during a galaxy cluster merger, converting an enormous amount of energy into heat.…
Euclid’s first data release sheds light on galaxy evolution
This image shows examples of galaxies in different shapes, all captured by Euclid during its first observations of…
What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain
Credit: NASA / Ron Garan On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across…
Unified model may explain vibrational anomalies in solids
Structural characterizations of prepared materials. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03057-7 Phonons are sound particles or quantized vibrations…