This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights the spiral galaxy UGC 9684. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick The celestial object showcased in this image from the NASA/ESA…
Category: Space
Scientists bring cosmic explorations to smartphones
By using a phone camera and a new set of Instagram augmented reality filters, anyone can dive into the cosmic depths of space, encountering nebulae, pulsars and even remnants of…
Dark energy survey looks 11 billion years into the past, reveals most detailed view ever of expanding universe
Researchers have reported new measurements of dark energy and its effect on the expanding universe using first-year data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Survey. An artistic celebration of the…
Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO
In May 2023, shortly after LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) turned back on for its fourth run of observations, it detected a gravitational-wave signal from the collision of an object,…
Physicists solve puzzle about ancient galaxy found by Webb telescope
Photo shows from L to R: Hai-Bo Yu, Demao Kong, and Daneng Yang. Credit: Hai-Bo Yu, UC Riverside. Last September, the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, discovered JWST-ER1g, a…
Innovative sensing platform unlocks ultrahigh sensitivity in conventional sensors
Optical sensors serve as the backbone of numerous scientific and technological endeavors, from detecting gravitational waves to imaging biological tissues for medical diagnostics. These sensors use light to detect changes…
Research introduces a novel approach to characterize their behavior
White fissures on the magnetar’s surface symbolizing starquake activity, and conical spikes extending from the surface representing multiple bursts of FRBs. The spikes vary in size, mirroring the variability in…
Problems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show
Credit: AI-generated image The science fiction television series 3 Body Problem, the latest from the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, has become the most watched show on Netflix since…
New model calculations shows impact of star’s brightness and magnetic activity
Stars with low magnetic field strength exhibit a more pronounced limb darkening than those with a strong magnetic field. This affects the shape of the light curve. Credit: MPS /…
Chemical reactions can scramble quantum information as well as black holes
If you threw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it would become completely scrambled down to the quantum level. Because this scrambling…
