Scientists synthesize ‘bright’ quantum bits
With their ability to harness the strange powers of quantum mechanics, qubits are the basis for potentially world-changing technologies—like powerful new types of computers...
Scientists turn IBM computer into a quantum material
In a groundbreaking study, a group of University of Chicago scientists announced they were able to turn IBM’s largest quantum computer into a quantum...
Galaxies have gotten hotter as they’ve gotten older
Who says you can't get hotter with age?
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and other institutions have found that, on average, the temperature of galaxy...
Astronomers detect ultrabright radio flashes in our own galaxy for the first time
Fast radio bursts are extremely bright flashes of energy that last for a fraction of a second, during which they can blast out more...
Scientists find new way to see dark matter
A small team of astronomers have found a new way to 'see' the elusive dark matter haloes that surround galaxies, with a new technique...
Scientists reveal some mystery of fast radio bursts from the universe
In the vast universe, some extremely strong radio waves occasionally blink, with duration of only milliseconds.
Such fast radio bursts were discovered by astronomers in...
Scientists unlock mysterious cause of fast radio bursts from our Galaxy
A suite of radio antennas, including those making up Caltech's STARE2 (Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2) project, together with other ground- and...
How some massive stars become isolated in the universe
A pair of University of Michigan studies reveals how some massive stars--stars eight or more times the mass of our sun--become isolated in the...
Massive galaxies were surprisingly mature in the early universe, says study
Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected.
This was shown by an international team of astronomers who studied...
Scientists unravel the mystery of unusual neutron star system
After more than two decades, an international research team has identified a galactic mystery source of gamma rays: a heavy neutron star with a...