Some small asteroids can abruptly explode
Impact of asteroid 2023 CX1 on February 13, 2023, as seen from the Netherlands. Credit: Gijs de Reijke…
Single-shot laser technique captures plasma evolution at 100 billion frames per second
A schematic of the SAPPHIRE diagnostic. The top half of a chirped laser beam passes through plasma, while…
New radio halo discovered with MeerKAT
Chandra X-ray image of SPT-CLJ2337−5942 in the 0.5 – 2.0 keV band, smoothed to 12 arcsec. The Gaussian…
Single device amplifies signals while shielding qubits from unwanted noise
Optical micrograph of the traveling-wave parametric amplifier and converter chip. The periodic square structures along the central transmission…
Tying theory to practice when searching for dark energy
Scale of dark energy effecting surrounding stars. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab / Michael…
Geologists discover where energy goes during an earthquake
A scanning electron photomicrograph highlights a region of rock that slipped during a laboratory-induced earthquake. The “flowy” central…
Proximity screening pushes graphene electronic quality to record levels
Profound effect of proximity screening on charge homogeneity. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09386-0 In a new Nature study,…
Astronomers discover rare Einstein cross with a fifth image, revealing hidden dark matter
A rare cosmic configuration: An Einstein Cross with five points of light, instead of the usual four, has…
JWST observations discover a small star-forming complex
Overview of the JWST/NIRSpec Microshutter Array (MSA) pointing on LAP2. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.07073 Using the James…
Machine learning unravels quantum atomic vibrations in materials
Credit: Rosa Romano, EAS Communications/Caltech Caltech scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)–based method that dramatically speeds up…
Researchers trace genetic code’s origins to early protein structures
Credit: Journal of Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169396 Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic…
New images reveal unexpected polarization flips near M87’s supermassive black hole
ew images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have revealed a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns…