What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a singular moment when space, time…
New type of atomic nucleus discovered
The study is part of Henna Kokkonen’s doctoral thesis. Credit: Tommi Sassi For the first time in almost…
First genetic ‘toggle switch’ for plants paves the way for smarter farming
CSU Professor June Medford, research scientist Tessema Kassaw (right), and Professor Ashok Prasad discuss plants in a lab…
Newly discovered ‘Cosmic Himalayas’ quasar cluster defies explanation
The densest cluster of supermassive black holes identified in the universe. The background image was taken by Hyper…
Wendelstein 7-X sets new performance records in nuclear fusion research
View inside the vacuum vessel of the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X iat the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics…
Particles energized by magnetic reconnection found in nascent solar wind
An SwRI-led study identified particles accelerated to extremely high energies by magnetic reconnection near the Sun. As NASA’s…
Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth
by Catherine Hodges, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology…
Solar telescope reveals ultra-fine striations that shape surface dynamics
Sharpest-ever view of the Sun’s surface, using the NSF Inouye Solar Telescope, reveals ultra-fine magnetic “stripes,” known as…
Researchers simulate a black hole consuming a neutron star
These three panels are taken from a supercomputer simulation of a merger between a black hole (large black…
AI algorithms approach the theoretical limit of optical measurement precision
Principle of the experiment. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01657-6 No image is infinitely sharp. For 150 years,…