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.…
ALMA resolves close companion orbiting giant red star
Hydrodynamic simulation of the accretion disk around companion π1 Gru C. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02697-2 Close…
Tabletop particle accelerator could transform medicine and materials science
Schematic: a CP laser pulse (yellow) enters the vacuum channel of a microtube (gray) and excites SPPs while…
How sound and light act alike—and not—at the smallest scale
The setup of the experiment in the optical lab, with the semiconductor crystal containing the double slits in…
Our solar system is moving faster than expected
Bielefeld scientist Lukas Böhme, lead author of the study, in front of the Lovell Telescope at the Jodrell…
Black hole mergers could give rise to observable gravitational-wave tails
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Black holes, regions of spacetime in which gravity is so strong that nothing can…
Earth’s largest modern crater discovered in Southern China
A panoramic aerial drone image of the Jinlin crater with the approximate location of the crater rim labeled,…
Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light
Experimental scheme and representative diffraction images. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09707-3 A pulse of light sets the tempo…
Diverse particles form identical geometric patterns when confined, model reveals
The researchers performed experiments with floating magnets, ball bearings, and soap bubbles. Credit: P. D. S. de Lima…
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…