Cloud–cloud collision sparks active star formation in Milky Way
The distribution of the two colliding molecular clouds (with blue and red indicating the blue-shifted and red-shifted clouds,…
Newly derived optical formula shines a light on organic crystal altermagnet candidate
Composite image showing the experimental setup and sample details. Credit: Satoshi Iguchi et al Researchers have uncovered the…
Cicadas sing in perfect sync with pre-dawn light
Power spectra of dawn choruses at location I. Colored thin lines are raw power spectral densities of the…
Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day
Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this…
Scientists achieve direct measurement of quantum metric tensor in black phosphorus
Researchers have successfully measured the quantum metric tensor in solids for the first time. Credit: Keun Su Kim…
A monster at the dawn of time
Artist representation of CAPERS-LRD-z9, home to the earliest confirmed black hole. The supermassive black hole at its center…
Threshold effects enable self-stopping robot swarms
A bunch of microrobots scurrying around at the Institute of Theoretical Physics II of the Heinrich Heine University…
New model explains plutonium’s peculiar behavior
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Normally, materials expand when heated. Higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate, bounce around and…
Researchers discover universal rules of quantum entanglement across all dimensions
Quantum entanglement in 1+1 and 2+1 dimensions. Credit: Yuya Kusuki A team of theoretical researchers used thermal effective…
Networks of long-distance female friends help gorillas move between groups
Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund “I’m not going if I don’t know anyone”—sound all too familiar? Well it’s…
Two spacecraft fly precisely in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new technology
The solar corona, as viewed by Proba-3’s ASPIICS coronagraph. Credit: ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS/WOW algorithm, CC BY-SA During a solar eclipse,…
Giant, free-floating planets may form their own planetary systems
AI generated image of a young free floating planetary-mass object surrounded by a dusty disk. Credit: University of…