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Collision of Two Distant Galaxies Produces Dazzling Arcs of Intense Star Formation

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a tsunami of stars and gas that is crashing midway through the disk of a spiral galaxy known as IC 2163.

7 Nov 2016

Southern Constellation of Tucana Cluster Possesses Variety of Unsung Cosmic Beauties

It may be famous for hosting spectacular sights such as the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy and 47 Tucanae (heic1510), the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky, but the southern constellation of Tucana (The Toucan) also possesses a variety of unsung cosmic beauties.

7 Nov 2016

New Research Confirms Dynamics of Continuous Quantum Phase Transitions

New research conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions.

7 Nov 2016

New SPIRAL2 Particle Reactor Could Generate Immensely Powerful Particle Beams

The new SPIRAL2 particle accelerator at the French large heavy-ion accelerator GANIL (CNRS/CEA), inaugurated on November 3 in the presence of the French President François Hollande, will be able to produce immensely powerful particle beams, enabling scientists to push back the frontiers of knowledge.

4 Nov 2016

New Technique May Allow Large-Scale Atom Arrays for Quantum Computing

Atoms, photons, and other quantum particles are often capricious and finicky by nature; very rarely at a standstill, they often collide with others of their kind.

4 Nov 2016

ISU Researchers Reveal Existence of New Tetraneutron Structure

Iowa State University researchers have helped demonstrate the existence of a subatomic structure once thought unlikely to exist.

4 Nov 2016

Physicists Extend Standard Model of Particle Physics to Predict Properties of Axions

In the search for the mysterious dark matter, physicists have used elaborate computer calculations to come up with an outline of the particles of this unknown form of matter.

3 Nov 2016

Scientists Observe Pillar-Like Structures Within Carina Nebula Using MUSE Instrument

Spectacular new observations of vast pillar-like structures within the Carina Nebula have been made using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.

3 Nov 2016

Smaller Galaxy Loses Nearly All Stars, Gas During Close Galactic Encounter with Larger Galaxy

Astronomers using the super-sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have found the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy's nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at more than 2,000 miles per second.

3 Nov 2016

Physicists Work Together to Confirm Structural Similarity in Human Cells and Neutron Stars

We humans may be more aligned with the universe than we realize.

2 Nov 2016

Scientists Discover New Theory to Explain Moon’s Origin

Earth’s moon is an unusual object in our solar system, and now there’s a new theory to explain how it got where it is, which puts some twists on the current “giant impact” theory. The work is published Oct. 31 in the journal Nature.

1 Nov 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Relatively Simple Yet Complete Platform for Quantum Processing

Researchers explore the delicate balance between coherence and control with a simple but complete platform for quantum processing

1 Nov 2016

Accurate Microwave Measurement with Nanodrums Could be Utilized to Process Quantum Information

Extremely accurate measurements of microwave signals can potentially be used for data encryption based on quantum cryptography and other purposes.

1 Nov 2016

Researchers Report Novel Technique to Induce Superconductivity in Non-superconducting Materials

Researchers at the University of Houston have reported a new method for inducing superconductivity in non-superconducting materials, demonstrating a concept proposed decades ago but never proven.

1 Nov 2016

Pioneering Approach to Study Particle Interactions using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays

An international team of physicists has developed a pioneering approach to using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs)—the highest energy particles in nature since the Big Bang—to study particle interactions far beyond the reach of human-made accelerators.

1 Nov 2016

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Collision of Two Distant Galaxies Produces Dazzling Arcs of Intense Star Formation

Southern Constellation of Tucana Cluster Possesses Variety of Unsung Cosmic Beauties

New Research Confirms Dynamics of Continuous Quantum Phase Transitions

New SPIRAL2 Particle Reactor Could Generate Immensely Powerful Particle Beams

New Technique May Allow Large-Scale Atom Arrays for Quantum Computing

ISU Researchers Reveal Existence of New Tetraneutron Structure

Physicists Extend Standard Model of Particle Physics to Predict Properties of Axions

Scientists Observe Pillar-Like Structures Within Carina Nebula Using MUSE Instrument

Smaller Galaxy Loses Nearly All Stars, Gas During Close Galactic Encounter with Larger Galaxy

Physicists Work Together to Confirm Structural Similarity in Human Cells and Neutron Stars

Scientists Discover New Theory to Explain Moon’s Origin

Researchers Demonstrate Relatively Simple Yet Complete Platform for Quantum Processing

Accurate Microwave Measurement with Nanodrums Could be Utilized to Process Quantum Information

Researchers Report Novel Technique to Induce Superconductivity in Non-superconducting Materials

Pioneering Approach to Study Particle Interactions using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays

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