Scientists find mystery object in the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind black holes.
When stars that are a bit less massive...
Dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
The XENON1T detector, tucked into an Italian mountainside to search for signs of a mysterious substance in the universe called dark matter, has picked...
Teleportation is possible in the quantum world, says study
"Beam me up" is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series.
It is the command issued when a character wishes to...
Astronomers detect curious radio waves from unknown source outside our galaxy
A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown...
Scientists measure neutron’s lifetime from space for the first time
Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time - a discovery that could teach us more about...
Scientists find how long-lived Peter Pan discs form
A new study has revealed how long-lived Peter Pan discs form, which could provide new insights into how planets arise.
Planet-forming, or protoplanetary, discs are...
Titan is migrating away from Saturn 100 times faster than previously predicted
By Earthly standards, Saturn's moon Titan is a strange place.
Larger than the planet Mercury, Titan is swaddled in a thick atmosphere (it is the...
Scientists create new metasurface that opens the world of polarization
Polarization, the direction in which light vibrates, is invisible to the human eye.
Yet, so much of our optical world relies on the control and...
This sensitive strain sensor could detect the weight of a feather
Physicists have created the most sensitive strain sensor ever made, capable of detecting a feather's touch.
The sensor, developed by the Materials Physics Group at...
Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond Moore’s Law
Scientists have published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block...