Ten years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Astronomy

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity and began a new era of astronomy. Go to Source

JWST finds an exoplanet around A pulsar whose atmosphere is all carbon

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Astronomy

Science advances through data that don’t fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn’s theory in his famous On the Structure of Scientific Revolutions. So scientists should welcome new data that challenges their understanding of how the...

Discovery of new moon or ring system orbiting mysterious distant planet Quaoar

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, icy, egg-shaped planet in the far reaches of our solar system, beyond Neptune, is already known to have two rings and a moon, but this discovery...

Clocks created from random events can probe ‘quantumness’ of universe

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Latest in Physics

A newly discovered set of mathematical equations describes how to turn any sequence of random events into a clock, scientists at King’s College London reveal. The paper is published in the journal Physical Review X. Go to Source

Key diagnostic system for experimental fusion reactor nears completion

by quasarn01 | Sep 11, 2025 | Latest in Physics

In the universe, thermonuclear fusion is a common reaction: it is the source of energy for stars. On Earth, producing energy using this process is difficult due to problems with controlling the plasma emitting significant amounts of energy. Of critical importance here...