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…
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…
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…
A new candidate for dark matter
Parametrization of the path of the gravitino adopted in this work. Credit: Physical Review Research (2025). DOI: 10.1103/fm6h-7r78…
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…
Proposed framework describes physics from perspective of quantum reference frames
Credit: Université libre de Bruxelles In an article published in Communications Physics, researchers from the Université libre de…
Time crystals arise from quantum interactions once thought to prevent their formation
Correlations between quantum particles result in a rhythmic signal – without the need for an external beat to…
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…
Mixing neutrinos of colliding neutron stars changes how merger unfolds, simulations reveal
New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts…
Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site
Volunteers search for meterorites in February 2023 in Angiens, France. With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how…