New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos’s orbital period drop
Gravitational scattering of ejecta cannot explain the observed period drop of Dimorphos. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL A new…
Plasma rampdown prediction model could improve reliability of fusion power plants
A shot-by-shot breakdown of every shot in the experiment. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63917-x Tokamaks are machines…
Physicists develop new quantum sensor at the atomic lattice scale
Working principle of the quantum electrometer. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61839-2 From computer chips to quantum dots—technological…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The…
Internet favors the development of flexible identities among language learners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review reveals that the interplay between technology, identity, and languages involves and encourages…
Scientists make big discovery on far side of the Moon not visible to us
The mysterious far side of the Moon may be significantly cooler deep within its interior than the side…
Vultures as curators and a newly discovered interspecies warning call
Bearded Vultures typically carry food and nest-building material to the nest site. (A) An adult Bearded Vulture with…
‘They start really fighting, like grappling’
A series of studies on various animals’ behaviors all point to the same thing: hotter temperatures lead to…
New instrument at SOAR achieves first light with observations of remarkable binary star system
The SOAR Telescope at Cerro Pachon. Credit: CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes The SOAR Telescope, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile,…
Constraining Proxima b’s atmosphere, orbit and albedo with RISTRETTO
Artist’s impression of Proxima b. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser What new methods can be employed to help astronomers distinguish…