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Astronomers Record First Direct Discovery of a Cold Brown Dwarf

Researchers of a collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai‘i, have reported the first-ever direct observation of a cold brown dwarf using its radio wavelength emission.

10 Nov 2020

Tiny Device can Pave the Way for High Performance Quantum Computers

Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state-of-the-art.

10 Nov 2020

Galactic Bars Found to Generate Nuclear Starburst

A galactic bar is the roughly linear structure of stars and gas extending along the inner regions of certain galaxies.

9 Nov 2020

New Technique to See Elusive Dark Matter Haloes that Surround Galaxies

A new technique developed by a small group of astronomers offers a new means to “see” the elusive dark matter haloes surrounding galaxies.

6 Nov 2020

Using Quantum Properties of Light to Develop Communications Network

Researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communications systems.

5 Nov 2020

Astronomers Detect Source of Powerful Radio Burst Within the Milky Way

On April 28th, 2020, a supermagnetized stellar remnant, called magnetar, emitted a concurrent mix of radio signals and X-rays that were never seen before.

5 Nov 2020

Astronomical Survey Aims to Gain New Understanding of the Cosmos

The fifth generation of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) compiled its very first observations of the cosmos at 1:47 a.m. MDT on October 24th, 2020.

3 Nov 2020

Research Uncovers Chemical Structure of Defects that Emit Single Photons

Systems which can emit a stream of single photons, referred to as quantum light sources, are critical hardware components for emerging technologies such as quantum computing, the quantum internet, and quantum communications.

3 Nov 2020

Study Shows How Massive Stars Become Isolated in the Universe

Two studies performed at the University of Michigan have shown how certain giant stars—that is, stars whose mass is eight or more times that of the Sun—become separated in the universe: generally, the star clusters of these massive stars push them out.

2 Nov 2020

Researchers Complete Key Milestone for Experiment Designed to Detect Dark Matter

Teams working on the largest experiment in the United States have concluded a significant milestone on September 2020. The experiment was specifically developed to directly identify dark matter.

28 Oct 2020