First-ever complete measurement of a black-hole recoil achieved thanks to gravitational waves
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves they generate. Credit: Galician Institute of…
A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before
Double star V Sagittae—10,000 light years from Earth—is burning bright because greedy white dwarf is gorging on its…
Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible optics problem
Dr. Mudassar Nauman experimenting at an optical table. Credit: Mudassar Nauman The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has…
Using pulsar accelerations to detect a dark matter sub-halo in the Milky Way for the first time
Posterior distribution showing derived properties of a dark matter sub-halo. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2507.16932 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti,…
Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress
A proton (pink) and an electron (blue) experience stresses in the hydrogen atom. Investigating stress in subatomic particles…
Scientist returns to microbial roots and discovers potential quantum computing advancement
Nikhil Malvankar. Credit: Jon Atherton During his Ph.D. at UMass, Nikhil Malvankar was laser-focused on quantum mechanics and…
Physicists achieve record precision in measuring proton-to-electron mass ratio with H₂⁺
Detailed view of the experimental setup. The hydrogen molecule ions are cooled by means of laser light to…
Unprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole
The orange dot at the center of this image is a powerful explosion that repeated several times over…
Supermassive black holes shrouded by dust in the early universe
An artist’s impression of a dust-shrouded quasar in the early universe. Credit: NAOJ Astronomers have discovered “dust-shrouded supermassive…
Compact genetic light switches may offer safer, more precise disease treatments
Schematic demonstration of PhoBIT2 coupled with STIM1ct to photo-activate Ca2+ influx through endogenous ORAI channels. Credit: Nature Communications…