Strange atomic vibration discovered may solve physics mystery
A cryogenic microscope that fits on a laboratory bench has now let scientists watch electrons shake graphene’s atoms…
Robots team up to explore planetary lava caves
Robot team used during the Lanzarote field trial along with scale bar. (A) Heterogeneous robot team. (B) Robot…
Astronomers discover new type of supernova triggered by black hole-star interaction
A study led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has captured the explosive interaction…
Observations investigate ultraluminous X-ray sources in the galaxy NGC 5813
GALEX FUV observation of NGC 5813 with ULXs showcased as blue circles. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.05261 Using…
Researchers Simulate What a Black Hole “Shadow” Look Like
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) established a reputation worldwide in 2019 when it released the first-ever image of…
Money as the dark matter of the universe
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Scientists achieve first observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals
The phonon AM-induced mechanical rotation and torque. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02952-3 In a new study published…
Laser advance sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities
Poincaré beams before and after linear polarizer. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7 A team led by scientists…
Chemists synthesize a new allotrope of carbon
Left: Chemical structure of the cyclo[48]carbon [4]catenane. Right: Space-filling representation. Credit: Harry Anderson. In a new study led…
What happens when you cross the point of no return?
Black holes form when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and collapse under their own gravity. This collapse…