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Enormous Black Holes Responsible for Hampering the Birth of New Stars

According to astronomers, black holes with masses that of nearly millions of suns hamper the origin of new stars.

20 Jul 2021

Study Offers Observational Evidence of Origin of Nitrogen-Rich Field Stars

Nitrogen is a gas that mostly appears colorless or odorless and constitutes 78% of the Earth’s current atmosphere. But nitrogen is produced in stars shining throughout the Universe, similar to most of the elements heavier than helium.

20 Jul 2021

Neutron Star Mountains are Millimeters Tall, Scientists Say

New research indicates that if neutron stars have mountains, they are fractions of a millimeter in height.

By Robert Lea 20 Jul 2021

Research Lays the Foundation for Building Room-Temperature Solid-State Quantum Devices

Prof. LI Chuanfeng, Prof. XU Jinshi and their colleagues from Prof. GUO Guangcan's group, University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, realized the high-contrast readout and coherent manipulation of a single silicon carbide divacancy color center electron spin at room temperature for the first time in the world, in cooperation with Prof. Adam Gali, from the Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Hungary.

20 Jul 2021

Supernovae Explosions Could Pack a Bigger Punch with the Help of Cosmic Rays

The final stage of cataclysmic explosions of dying massive stars, called supernovae, could pack an up to six times bigger punch on the surrounding interstellar gas with the help of cosmic rays, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford.

20 Jul 2021

EHT Captures the Heart of the Nearby Radio Galaxy in Unprecedented Detail

An international team anchored by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, which is known for capturing the first image of a black hole in the galaxy Messier 87, has now imaged the heart of the nearby radio galaxy Centaurus A in unprecedented detail.

20 Jul 2021

Researchers Capture the Ultra-Rapid Twists and Turns of Laser Plasma

Great leaps in science and technology have been propelled by recent advances in seeing fast evolving physical phenomena, as they happen.

19 Jul 2021

Astronomers Release New Observations of Nearby Galaxies that Resemble Colorful Cosmic Fireworks

A team of astronomers has released new observations of nearby galaxies that resemble colourful cosmic fireworks.

19 Jul 2021

International Scientists Explain the Cause of Jupiter's X-Ray Aurorae

An international research team led by YAO Zhonghua from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has explained the cause of Jupiter's X-ray aurorae, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for 40 years.

19 Jul 2021

Computational Modeling Reveals Millimeter-Tall Mountains on Neutron Stars

New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimetres high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects. The research is presented today at the National Astronomy Meeting 2021.

19 Jul 2021

New Insights into Ultrafast Response of Topological States of Matter to Femtosecond Laser Pulses

The laws of quantum physics rule the microcosm. They determine, for example, how easily electrons move through a crystal and thus whether the material is a metal, a semiconductor or an insulator.

19 Jul 2021

D-Wave Quantum-Annealing Computer Used to Isolate Emergent Magnetic Monopoles

Using a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer as a testbed, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have shown that it is possible to isolate so-called emergent magnetic monopoles, a class of quasiparticles, creating a new approach to developing "materials by design."

19 Jul 2021