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New Research Challenges the Idea of Black Holes in All Galaxies

A new study, appearing in The Astrophysical Journal and based on observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, challenges the prevailing understanding that almost all galaxies harbor a supermassive black hole at their center.

15 Dec 2025

Nuclear Clock Breakthrough to Benefit Navigation, Communication, and Disaster Prediction

A recent study published in Nature details a significant advancement in the creation of practical nuclear clocks.

15 Dec 2025

Supercomputer Simulations Reveal Black Hole Behavior

A team of computational astrophysicists from the Institute for Advanced Study and the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics has reached a significant milestone, creating the most comprehensive model to date of luminous black hole accretion.

8 Dec 2025

DOE Renews Funding for Q-NEXT to Advance Quantum Technologies

One of five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Q-NEXT has received $125 million over five years to build the capabilities for interconnecting quantum technologies over small and large distances.

6 Nov 2025

Orbiting Black Holes in Quasar OJ287 Captured in Stunning New Image

A global team of researchers has successfully captured images of two black holes in orbit around one another at the center of a quasar known as OJ287.

13 Oct 2025

New Model Explains Galaxy Rotation via Weakening Natural Forces

Researchers at the University of Ottawa suggest that if the fundamental strengths of nature's forces, such as gravity, change gradually over time and across various regions of space, this could explain the unusual phenomena observed, including the evolution and rotation of galaxies, as well as the expansion of the universe.

8 Oct 2025

Uncovering Massive Cosmic Structure Between Galaxies

Researchers at The University of Western Australia node, affiliated with the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), have discovered a vast structure that extends an incredible 185,000 light-years between the galaxies NGC 4532 and DDO 137, which are situated 53 million light-years away from Earth.

29 Sep 2025

Harnessing Quantum Entanglement to Overcome Environmental Noise

Noise is bothersome, whether trying to sleep or use quantum physics principles.

15 Sep 2025

New Detector Challenges Existing Models of Dark Matter

An international team, led by researchers from the University of Zurich’s Department of Physics, has used an improved superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) to probe for dark matter particles across a wide mass range below one mega electron volt (MeV).

10 Sep 2025

Novel Strategy for Producing Neutron-Rich Nuclei

Researchers at Beihang University and the Institute of Modern Physics have developed a unique technique for increasing the production of unusual nuclei near the neutron drip line.

11 Aug 2025