Physicists uncover quantum states that govern muon-catalyzed fusion
Muon-catalyzed fusion is one of those strange concepts that’s been promising enough to keep researchers interested, but stubbornly…
Scientists Unveil the Universe’s Largest 3D Map, Offering Unprecedented Insights into Dark Energy and Cosmic Expansion
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe ever created,…
Half of the Universe’s Ordinary Matter Was Missing, Astronomers Say They’ve Found It in Vast Hydrogen Clouds
Ordinary matter, the atoms that make up stars, planets, and living beings, represents only about 15% of the…
Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe
Almost a century ago, famed astronomer Edwin Hubble determined that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.…
Laser pulses reveal ‘rugby ball’ shape of Universe’s heaviest atoms
Some of the heaviest atoms in the universe barely exist long enough to be studied, but scientists have…
Dancing Jets from Black Hole Unleash Unimaginable Power Equivalent to 10,000 Suns in a Single Burst
Scientists have finally measured the astonishing power of jets launched by black holes. These jets, capable of ejecting…
What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 3: Brad Bradington Sprints
(This is Part 3 of a series on Cherenkov radiation — the “light boom.” Read Part 1 and…
How a Black Hole and a Shredded Star Could Light Up a Galaxy
In 2014, a strange cloudy object called G2 made a close approach to Sagittarius A*, (Sag A*) the…
Quantum experiment reaches 99.9% accuracy with 17,000 atom pairs
Researchers report that more than 17,000 pairs of atoms can carry out a quantum swap with 99.91% accuracy…
Common rust’s rare magnetism could power ultra-fast quantum devices
Scientists in the US have uncovered that hematite features a rare and emerging form of magnetism, which reportedly…
See and hear galaxies evolving in new simulations
See and hear galaxies evolving in these new simulations. Video via Royal Astronomical Society. New simulations let scientists…
Generation of continuous-wave 1–11 THz radiation with intersubband polaritonic metasurfaces
Booske, J. H. et al. Vacuum electronic high power terahertz sources. IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol. 1, 54–75…