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Gaia Offers New Perspectives on the Galaxy

With the publication of five new data packages, ESA’s Gaia offers numerous fresh and enhanced views into the universe and beyond.

11 Oct 2023

A Magnificent View of NGC 346

The spectacular area of star birth NGC 346 is located inside the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a nearby dwarf galaxy.

11 Oct 2023

The Space Economy is Growing and Cybersecurity is the Cornerstone of this Growth, Says Estonia’s Head of Space Policy

Rising demand for satellite communications connectivity and earth observation data, combined with the war in Ukraine and international geopolitical tensions elsewhere, is driving interest and investment in the space economy and with it the commercial and operational importance of cybersecurity for space-based applications, systems and hardware.

11 Oct 2023

Searching for Habitable Planets with Near-infrared Spectra of Flares

Astrophysicists have successfully utilized the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to examine a volatile star.

10 Oct 2023

Finland Launches a 20-qubit Quantum Computer – Development Towards More Powerful Quantum Computers Continues

Today, VTT launched Finland’s second quantum computer – a 20-qubit superconductive device.

10 Oct 2023

Korean Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Quantum Information Science

Researchers at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) at Ewha Womans University have accomplished a groundbreaking step forward in quantum information science. In partnership with teams from Japan, Spain, and the US, they created a novel electron-spin qubit platform, assembled atom-by-atom on a surface.

9 Oct 2023

Redefining Current Understanding of Supermassive Black Holes

Through the examination of the optical to extreme ultraviolet radiation produced by the accretion of supermassive black holes at the centers of quasars, researchers have discovered that their spectral energy distribution is independent of the intrinsic brightness of quasars, reversing the conventional wisdom.

6 Oct 2023

The Road to Novel Technologies with “Hubbard Excitons”

The negative space in a painting can be as essential as the painting itself in art.

6 Oct 2023

Gamma Rays from a Pulsar with the Highest Energy Ever

Scientists have discovered the highest energy gamma rays ever from a dead star known as a pulsar using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia.

6 Oct 2023

Quantum Science Congratulates Nobel Prize Winners Who Pioneered Quantum Dot Technology

Quantum Science offers its thanks to the “remarkable contributions” of the pioneering team behind quantum dot (QD) technology having just received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

6 Oct 2023

Scientists Measure Key Nuclear Reaction in Neutron Star Explosions

Using a combination of experimental facilities, researchers directly measured a key reaction that takes place in the explosions on the surfaces of neutron stars. This is the first-ever measurement of this reaction. Contrary to expectation, the experimental data agreed with predictions from a common theoretical model used to calculate reaction rates.

6 Oct 2023

Quantum Annealing Shows Promise for Continuous-Variable Optimization

Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with discrete-variable functions).

5 Oct 2023

QuEra Computing a Critical Contributor to Three Awarded Projects in Wellcome Leap's Quantum for Bio Challenge, Focused on Healthcare and Biology Applications

QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computers, today announced that it is part of three out of 12 research projects that have each received funding from Wellcome Leap’s Quantum for Bio Challenge.

5 Oct 2023