New research challenges the cold dark matter assumption
Scientists from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Université Paris-Saclay are calling into question a long-standing idea…
A physicist discovers that all objects, even soap bubbles, break in the same pattern.
The distribution of fragments of a shattering object becomes predictable Fragmentation has long been of interest to scientists,…
Chinese scientists confirm 87-year-old quantum-mechanics prediction, opening new path for lighter dark matter searches
The atom Photo: VCG Chinese scientists have for the first time directly observed the Migdal effect in neutron-nucleus…
Approaching optimal microwave–acoustic transduction on lithium niobate using superconducting quantum interference device arrays
Brubaker, B. M. et al. Optomechanical ground-state cooling in a continuous and efficient electro-optic transducer. Phys. Rev. X…
JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty torus obscuring the supermassive black hole of Circinus galaxy
Observations Circinus was observed (ID: 4611; PI: Lopez-Rodriguez, E.) on 20240715 and 20250427 using the Aperture Masking Interferometry…
Impact of electronic correlations on the superconductivity of high-pressure CeH9
Ashcroft, N. W. Metallic hydrogen: A high-temperature superconductor? Phys. Rev. Lett. 21, 1748–1749 (1968). Article CAS Google Scholar …
Aliens might not have the same physics as us
If we ever meet aliens, would their physics be the same as ours? While this might seem like…
How Black Holes Slowly Starve Galaxies
Galaxies don’t always die dramatically. Sometimes they fade away, slowly strangled by the very black holes at their…
The Surprising Heat of Early Clusters
Galaxy clusters aren’t supposed to be scorching hot when they’re young. Like infants, they should need time to…
A Supernova That Shouldn’t Exist
When stars at least thirty times the mass of our Sun reach the end of their lives, astronomers…
Emergent topological semimetal from quantum criticality
Fundamental experimental1,2,3,4 and theoretical5,6,7,8 discoveries have led to the development of the flourishing field of topological quantum matter9,10,11,12,13.…
New study suggests the end of the world could come sooner than expected
According to three Dutch researchers, the cosmos could fade away in roughly 10⁷⁸ years — a shockingly short…