The keen-eyed Vera Rubin Observatory has discovered a massive stellar stream
The Vera Rubin Observatory found a stellar stream coming from the M61 galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the…
Parabolic flight experiment highlights flame dynamics in microgravity
Credit: J. van Loon Casting a swirling shadow, a glowing candle flame sways eerily before flaring up once…
Test flight of the X-59; a confounding quantum calculation; the universe is not simulated
First flight of the X-59 jet plane, which was built by NASA and Lockheed Martin and can move…
Researchers realize a driven-dissipative Ising spin glass using a cavity quantum electrodynamics setup
Ultracold atomic gases (spheres) trapped in the midplane of the multimode cavity (pair of curved mirrors) serve as…
The empty search for dark matter
Structure of the CRESST experiment, whose aim is to find dark matter particles. Credit: A. Eckert What if…
New model can detect ballistic electrons under realistic conditions
While energy is dissipated in the form of heat when electrons flow in the 2D material, this is…
Rapid brightening of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it nears sun surprises scientists
Left: Stack of all CCOR-1 frames of 3I/ATLAS (top), and an equivalent stack centered on a nearby star…
Calorimetric experiment achieves tightest bound on electron neutrino mass
The heart of the HOLMES experiment, housed in its gold-plated copper box: an array of 64 TES microcalorimeters,…
A problem that takes quantum computers an unfathomable amount of time to solve
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that…
How a chorus of synchronized frequencies helps you digest your food
Comparison between experimental peristalsis and the modeling data. (Left) Circles are the period of oscillations recorded in the…