Travel faster than the speed of light is possible Moving through other star systems has long been a dream. Now, it seems that we are…
Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI) has observed a cloud of cosmic dust in the center of the galaxy Messier 77…
Quantum entanglement. Telecom-heralded entanglement between multimode solid-state quantum memories
Until now, the entanglement of quantum memories and the storage of photons inside had been achieved separately, but researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences…
How do scientists study exoplanets?
When scientists want to clarify whether or not an exoplanet is potentially habitable—probably the question they hear most every time they “hunt” for one of…
In a Numerical Coincidence, Some See Evidence for String Theory
It’s been a while since we humans felt so vulnerable, that nature didn’t put us in our place. It may not be the best time…
Will humans colonize the amazing Exoplanet WASP-103b?
Researchers believe that the elongated shape is due to the force of the seas of the planet WASP-103b, which is about the same size as…
Quantum internet: the second quantum revolution
Quantum teleportation allows information to be transmitted between two linked quantum particles regardless of the distance that separates them. Unlike science fiction teleportation, which sends…
Panic in space can be deadly. Here’s how astronauts train to stay alive in emergencies
In this episode of a series on astronaut training from the European Space Agency’s YouTube channel, Matthias Maurer explains what survival courses are like. That,…
First glimpse of lone black hole delights astronomers
Lone black holes probably litter the galaxy, but they are extremely difficult to detect. Now, astronomers have seen, for the first time, an isolated black…