Black holes might be defects in spacetime
Artist view of a binary black hole system. Credit: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/Sonoma State. Credit: Aurore Simonnet A group of theoretical physicists has…
Researchers design smaller, lighter space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolution
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have created a new smaller, lighter design for high-resolution imaging spectrometers in space. These…
Ultralow temperature terahertz microscope capabilities could enable better quantum technology
Terahertz microscope with cryogenic insert. Credit: Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory A team of Ames National Laboratory scientists devised…
China to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, lunar scientist says
A notional illustration of a Chinese moon base. According to a top Chinese lunar scientist, China will undoubtedly land on…
Tiny primordial black holes could have created their own Big Bang
It’s possible that tiny black holes made a major difference in the early universe. It is proposed in a new…
‘Hubble trouble’ could deepen with new measurement of the universe’s expansion
Perhaps resolving or exacerbating a longstanding dilemma in cosmology, the most precise measurement to date of faraway stars that…
Water on Earth predates the solar system, and even the sun
According to recent studies, some of the water molecules in your glass were formed more than 4.5 billion years ago.…
Quantum entanglement of photons doubles microscope resolution
A group led by Lihong Wang, Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, demonstrates how quantum entanglement may…
Rapamycin: The unlucky anti-aging drug’s history
The medication rapamycin seems to defy logic. It boosts the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, but it might…
Why black holes unlock the quantum majesty of the Universe
Imagine you’ve discovered a watch in the dirt. At closer study, one cannot but be awed by its intricate finesse…