Scientists may have witnessed the birth of a supermassive black hole in galaxy ‘infinity’
In a discovery that could change how we understand the universe, a team of astronomers led by Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum has found what...
Quantum turns 100: The weird science behind everyday technology
The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marking 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics—a branch...
Scientists unlock secrets of matter under extreme conditions
A team of researchers have made progress in understanding how some of the universe's heaviest particles behave under extreme conditions similar to those that...
Are we in a giant void that would help explain the Hubble Tension
One of the main objectives of the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, was to measure the size and age of the Universe, as...
“Third Wheel” star brings companions closer together
When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our Sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion.
The stolen...
Dark matter could create dark dwarfs at the center of the Milky Way
Dark matter is one of Nature's most confounding mysteries.
It keeps particle physicists up at night and cosmologists glued to their supercomputer simulations.
We know it's...
Scientists discover a nucleus that can change its shape with just a tiny nudge
Researchers at Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) have made a fascinating discovery: a tiny atomic nucleus can exist in two...
From air to atoms: What happens when oxygen collides at near light speed?
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, is entering exciting new territory.
For the first time ever, the LHC...
Scientists capture the universe in motion
After years of preparation, U.K. astronomers are celebrating a major milestone as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals its first dazzling images of the...
A new twist in string theory could solve a cosmic mystery
For decades, string theory has promised to be the ultimate explanation for how our universe works.
In this theory, all matter and forces are made...