Collision between two bodies of similar mass may explain the formation of Mercury
a–d, The time intervals between snapshots are indicated in the top left corners and are not equispaced. The…
New tensor network-based approach could advance simulation of quantum many-body systems
A schematic diagram sketching the relations between the categorical structures that describe various aspects of the low-energy properties…
Solving the mystery of whether a Bolivian salt flat is the world’s largest natural mirror
Credit: Nature The largest salt flat in the world is Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, a popular tourist…
New relay architecture based on a quantum dot single-photon source enables secure communication across 300 km
Schematic of the five-node network architecture. The five-node quantum relay structure comprises two end-users (Alice and Bob), a…
Rare-earth tritellurides reveal a hidden ferroaxial order of electronic origin
Artistic image of the ferrorotational density wave. Credits: Brad Baxley. The discovery of “hidden orders,” organization patterns in…
Researchers detect first ‘heartbeat’ of a newborn neutron star in distant cosmic explosion
Occurrence and harmonics of the QPO signal from GRB 230307A. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02649-w A discovery…
Observations explore a rare type Iax supernova
SN 2022xlp hosted by NGC 3938. This picture was taken with the BRC80 telescope in the Baja Astronomical…
Life’s building blocks may not be stable—just really, really long-lived
Proton decay chain. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/cxvm-p412 Although the building blocks of life such as…
Scientists find proof that an asteroid hit the North Sea more than 43 million years ago
Crater surface morphology and seismic attributes of horizons CF1 and CF2 at the crater floor. Credit: Nature Communications…
New, improved 3,000-qubit neutral atom array system reloads atoms continuously for more than two hours
Atom array architecture for continuous reloading. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09596-6 The neutral atom array architecture for quantum…