Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

World’s smallest droplets

That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment conducted by Vanderbilt physicist Julia Velkovska and her colleagues at the Large Hadron…

Physics & Astronomy

Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

This multi-wavelength view shows 4C+29.30, a galaxy located some 850 million light years from Earth. The radio emission comes from two jets of particles that…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists Shape First Global Topographic Map of Saturn’s Moon Titan

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon – at 1,600 miles (2,574 kilometers) across it’s bigger than planet Mercury – and is the second-largest in the solar system….

Physics & Astronomy

Detecting Gravitational Waves: A Breakthrough Method Unveiled

A new window into the nature of the universe may be possible with a device proposed by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno and Stanford University…

Physics & Astronomy

Second Sound Observed in Quantum Gas by Innsbruck Physicists

Physicists from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Trento, Italy, have now proven the propagation of…

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic Dipoles Align on Nanoscale at RUB University

Physicists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have found out how tiny islands of magnetic material align themselves when sorted on a regular lattice – by…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Completes First Part of Webb Telescope's ‘Eye Surgery’ Operation

It's high-stakes surgery that has taken years of preparation. This science instrument must fit precisely into the ISIM, or Integrated Science Instrument Module…

Physics & Astronomy

HiRISE Camera Shows Mars Hit by 200+ Asteroids Yearly

Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO, have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits…

Physics & Astronomy

New Energy Pattern Discovered at National High Magnetic Field Lab

Two research teams at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) broke through a nearly 40-year barrier recently when they observed a…

Physics & Astronomy

RUB Physicists Unlock Nanoscale Magnetic Dipole Interaction

Physicists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have found out how tiny islands of magnetic material align themselves when sorted on a regular lattice – by…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Monitors 18th X-Class Solar Flare of Current Cycle

This flare is classified as an X1.2 flare and it is the 18th X-class flare of the current solar cycle. The flare caused a radio blackout – categorized as an…

Physics & Astronomy

New Planet-Finding Method Achieves First Discovery

The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for wobbling stars) and transits (looking for dimming stars). A team at…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists light 'magnetic fire' to reveal energy's path

The study, which appears in the journal Physical Review Letters, also included researchers from the University of Barcelona, City College of New York, and the…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene’s Role in Redefining the Ampere Explained

The international system of units (SI) comprises seven base units (the metre, kilogram, second, Kelvin, ampere, mole and candela). Ideally these should be…

Physics & Astronomy

Look but don't touch

Improving our understanding of the human brain, gathering insights into the origin of our universe through the detection of gravitational waves, or optimizing…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene Quantum Dots May Someday Tell if It Will Rain on Mars

Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead professor of chemical engineering, and his research team are using graphene quantum dots to improve sensing devices in a…

Feedback