Raman quantum memory demonstrates near-unity performance
The team’s experimental setup. Credit: APS, Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/kbwj-md9n. Over the past decades, quantum physicists…
If the supernova standard candle is wrong, it could solve the Hubble tension
An illustration showing how Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAOs) expand with the universe. Credit: Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute CC-BY-4.0…
Is there a rocket launch today? Watch SpaceX liftoff in California
SpaceX has been contracted to launch the Sentinel-6B satellite into orbit on a civil mission to observe sea…
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…
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.…
Ultrafast light-driven electron slide discovered
NILES. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03093-3 When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs…
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…
Scientists discover caves carved by water on Mars that may have once harbored life
Regional context and geospatial distribution of potential karstic skylight features in Hebrus Valles, Mars. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal…
Scientists uncover surprising link between koala and Ice Age ‘marsupial lion’
Credit: University of Manchester A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but…