How to land on a planet safely?
When a lander descends toward the moon – or a rocky planet, asteroid, or comet – the exhaust plume of the rocket interacts with...
The first light in the universe helps build a dark matter map
In the 1960s, astronomers began noticing a pervasive microwave background visible in all directions.
A message to meteorite hunters: Put down your magnets!
MIT study shows that simple hand magnets erase a meteorite’s magnetic memory.
Scientists propose five Venus-like planets for James Webb Space Telescope to target
Scientists propose using James Webb to look at five planets in the Venus Zone, a search that could reveal valuable insights into Earth’s future.
Yale scientists prove a key theory of quantum physics
Scientists have for the first time, using a process known as quantum error correction, substantially extended the lifetime of a quantum bit.
Scientists use lasers to recreate twisted superconducting material
Scientists have created a way to use lasers to “simulate” a material that physicists have been drooling over for its potential technological applications for years.
Scientists open door to manipulating ‘quantum light’
Scientists have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and identify small numbers of interacting photons – packets of light energy – with high correlation.
Scientists detect neutrinos made by particle collider for first time
In a scientific first, a team led by physicists at the University of California, Irvine has detected neutrinos created by a particle collider.
Physics theory could be slam dunk for basketball coaches
A physics theory that’s proven useful to predict the crowd behavior of molecules and fruit flies also seems to work in a very different context – a basketball court.
This special atom could help search for Universe’s building blocks
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.
Dr Jacinda Ginges,...