Why Most Quantum Computers Need to Be Colder Than Space
The large gold chandelier-like structure that has come to represent quantum computers in popular culture is actually just…
After 20 years, scientists finally explain the Crab Pulsar’s strange “zebra stripes”
For more than 20 years, astronomers have been puzzled by a striking pattern of bright, evenly spaced stripes…
A planet that tricks physics? Webb reveals the secret behind Saturn’s strange rotation
For decades, Saturn has been playing a strange trick on scientists. Depending on how they measure it, the…
Pulsars Rewrite the Rules – Universe Today
Imagine a lighthouse that doesn’t just send its beam from the top of the tower, but simultaneously fires…
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
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Distance in space is an illusion
Andromeda sounds far away because 2.5 million light-years sounds far away. It lands with authority. It feels exact.…
Near-miss particle encounters reveal hidden secrets of strong force
Deep inside every atom lies a restless world of quarks and gluons—the tiny building blocks that hold everything…
Scientists make breakthrough with magnets in pursuit of limitless energy source
A prototype nuclear fusion power plant in the United Kingdom isn’t expected to be completed until 2040, but…
Extremely Rare Star Preserves Traces of The Universe’s First Light : ScienceAlert
Once upon a time, billions of years ago, the Universe was shrouded in darkness. It wasn’t until the…
X-ray laser experiment unlocks water’s hidden critical state at -81°F
Scientists may have solved the long-standing mystery of why ice floats and why liquid water expands as it…
Causality optional? Testing the “indefinite causal order” superposition
The results were 18 standard deviations away from what you’d expect based on Bell’s theorem, which is a…
The hydrodynamic torque dipole from rotary bacterial flagella powers symmetric discs
Bacteria are torque dipoles and swim in circles As our observations were performed near the bottom of a…