How to deflect an asteroid
On April 13, 2029, an icy chunk of space rock, wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall, will streak by Earth at 30 kilometers...
Earth’s cousins: Upcoming missions to look for ‘biosignatures’ in the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets
Scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets, including dozens of terrestrial — or rocky — worlds in the habitable zones around their parent stars.
A promising...
Scientists pioneer new way to study exoplanets
A team of scientists using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope in the Netherlands has observed radio waves that carry the distinct signatures...
Artificial atoms create stable qubits for quantum computing
Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have created artificial atoms in silicon chips that offer improved stability for quantum computing.
In a paper published in Nature...
Scientists catch beautiful outcome of stellar fight
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, have spotted a peculiar gas cloud that resulted from a...
New quantum switch turns metals into insulators
Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information.
These currents dictate how fast our computers run, how regularly...
Astronomers find ‘vampire’ star sucking life from victim
Astronomers have found a 'vampire' star in the midst of a feeding frenzy, with the help of an automated program that is sifting through...
Stars need a partner to spin Universe’s brightest explosions
When it comes to the biggest and brightest explosions seen in the Universe, University of Warwick astronomers have found that it takes two stars...
What’s the temperature of dark matter?
Physicists are taking the temperature of dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about a quarter of our universe.
We have very little idea...
How sensitive can a quantum detector be?
Quantum physics is moving out of the laboratory and into our everyday lives.
Despite the big headline results about quantum computers solving problems impossible for...