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Study Reveals the Largest Galaxy Cluster Formed in the Early Universe

A new study headed by scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and performed with OSIRIS—an instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) —has identified the formation of the most thickly populated cluster of galaxies in the primitive universe.

1 Mar 2021

Comet-Like Object Spotted Near Trojan Asteroid Population for the First Time

After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way. The object has settled near a family of captured ancient asteroids, called Trojans, that are orbiting the Sun alongside Jupiter. This is the first time a comet-like object has been spotted near the Trojan population.

26 Feb 2021

Study Sheds New Light on Role of Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission

A set of experiments performed at the ALTO particle accelerator facility based in Orsay, France, has demonstrated that the fragments ensuing from nuclear fission achieve their inherent angular momentum (or spin) only after the fission reactions and not before them, as is generally believed.

26 Feb 2021

New Evidence of Cold Gas Pipelines Feeding Early, Massive Galaxies Found

To come into being, galaxies need a steady diet of cold gases to undergo gravitational collapse. The larger the galaxy, the more cold gas it needs to coalesce and to grow.

25 Feb 2021

Study Proposes a Mechanism for Formation of Supermassive Black Holes from Dark Matter

A new theoretical study has proposed a novel mechanism for the creation of supermassive black holes from dark matter. The international team find that rather than the conventional formation scenarios involving 'normal' matter, supermassive black holes could instead form directly from dark matter in high density regions in the centres of galaxies.

25 Feb 2021

QUASAR Project Aims to Lay the Foundations for Industrial Production of Quantum Processors

The quantum computer race is in full swing. Germany has long been one of the world leaders in basic research. An alliance between Forschungszentrum Jülich and the semiconductor manufacturer Infinion, together with institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (IAF, IPMS) as well as the Leibniz Association (IHP, IKZ), the universities of Regensburg and Konstanz and the quantum start-up HQS, now aims to apply the results to industrial production.

25 Feb 2021

A New Method to Produce Beams of Entangled Atoms

Heads or tails- If we toss two coins into the air, the result of one coin toss has nothing to do with the result of the other. Coins are independent objects. In the world of quantum physics, things are different: quantum particles can be entangled, in which case they can no longer be regarded as independent individual objects, they can only be described as one joint system.

25 Feb 2021

New Project Aims to Combine Superconductor with Semiconductor Technology

The next generation of supercomputers - including quantum computers - is at a crucial point: Tomorrow's high-performance computers are at their physical limit in terms of miniaturization of their components; at the same time, they must be more energy-efficient and increase in performance.

25 Feb 2021

Magnetic Field Misalignment Regulates Astrophysical Jet Formation

Matter outflows are common attributes arising from systems driven by compact objects like active galactic nuclei, black holes, accreting objects like Young Stellar Objects (YSO), pulsar wind nebulae, and mature stars like the sun.

25 Feb 2021

Merger of Two Boson Stars Could Explain Existence of Dark Matter

An international research team has now demonstrated that the heaviest collision of black holes to be ever visualized and created by the gravitational-wave GW190521 could be more mysterious than previously believed—that is, the merger of a pair of boson stars.

25 Feb 2021