Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through solar system (Update)
This image courtesy of David Rankin, Saguaro Observatory, shows interstellar object A11pI3Z captured on June 2, 2025 by…
Strong magnetic fields flip angular momentum dynamics in magnetovortical matter
Credit: Tokyo University of Science Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion…
Superconducting networks show how tiny changes trigger system collapse
Mixed-order transitions in interdependent superconducting networks. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61127-z Why do some changes in nature…
Astrophysicist explains how black hole mergers and quasars help detect gravitational wave networks
An illustration of the proposed network of gravitational waves. Credit: NANOGrav When black holes need a place to…
Shape-shifting particles allow temperature control over fluid flow and stiffness
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the…
Quantum computer simulates spontaneous symmetry breaking at zero temperature
Digitization and adiabatic energy gap. a The procedure to digitize an adiabatic evolution is done through a Riemann-like…
Nonlinear currents emerge in symmetry-broken materials
Artistic representation of the breakdown of Ohm’s law and the resulting nonlinear effects in a non-centrosymmetric crystal. Credit:…
ALMA reveals hidden structures in the first galaxies of the universe
Artist’s illustration of CRISTAL-13. Dust-rich regions obscure newborn stars, whose energy is re-emitted at ALMA’s millimeter wavelengths. Right:…
Quantum protocol achieves Heisenberg-limited measurement precision with robust spin states
Quantum wavepacket dynamics depicting the collective motion of an ensemble of identical spins subject to periodic modulation in…
High-velocity molecular clouds in M83 provide new insight into how galaxies evolve
An illustration of high-velocity clouds composed of molecular gas inflowing from outside the galaxy. Credit: Created with ChatGPT/DALL·E…