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New Study Offers Insights into the Source of Magnetic Fields

For a long time, the source of magnetic fields has been debated. Now, research performed provides hints on their origins.

1 Aug 2023

Analyzing a Binary Black-Hole System with a Numerical Relativity Simulation

Black holes are known to be puzzling, exciting, and inescapable and are hence considered to be some of the most exotic objects present in the Universe.

1 Aug 2023

Slowing Down and Vanishing of Electrons During Cooling

Several substances tend to alter their properties when they are subjected to cooling below a certain critical temperature. Such a phase transition takes place, for instance, when water freezes.

1 Aug 2023

Virginia Tech Leading the Way in Quantum Workforce Development

The emerging field of quantum science is adding new dimensions to the age-old question: "What do you want to do when you grow up-" In the ever-expanding field of quantum science, Virginia Tech is working to ensure learning opportunities grow just as fast.

1 Aug 2023

Green Pea Galaxies With Double-Peaked Narrow Lines Among Nearly 1,550 Others

At the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, astronomers and their collaborators have discovered nearly five Green Pea galaxies with double-peaked narrow lines among almost 1,550 Green Pea galaxies.

31 Jul 2023

Estimation of How Much Mass Stars Gather Over Time

The James Webb Space Telescope from NASA has captured the “antics” of a pair of actively forming young stars, called Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light.

27 Jul 2023

Study Shows the Hidden Features of Galactic Black Holes

As far as the universe is concerned, black holes are known to be highly puzzling objects, with features that sound like they come directly from a sci-fi movie.

27 Jul 2023

Historic MWA Milestone Reached as We Go ‘Back to the Future’ in the Cosmos

A world-class telescope in outback Western Australia is on the verge of unlocking more secrets from the start of the Universe as new technology upgrades are rolled out during its historic 10-year anniversary.

27 Jul 2023

Capturing the Mutual Gravitational Influences of a Massive- and Dwarf-Galaxy Merger

The spiral galaxy NGC 1532, also called Haley’s Coronet, is captured in a lopsided tug of war with its smaller neighbor, the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531.

26 Jul 2023

Empa Scientists Use Novel Technique to Study Quantum Emitters in 2D Materials

The term molybdenum disulfide may sound familiar to some car drivers and mechanics. No wonder: the substance, discovered by US chemist Alfred Sonntag in the 1940s, is still used today as a high-performance lubricant in engines and turbines, but also for bolts and screws.

26 Jul 2023