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Faster quantum computers can learn from their own mistakes

Quantum computers promise to solve problems that would take even the fastest conventional supercomputers a vast amount of time, but the quantum information they store and process is extremely sensitive to even tiny disturbances from their surroundings. To keep these systems operating reliably, they need to be constantly recalibrated—interrupting their calculations in the process.

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Faintest planet ever imaged from Earth found after more than 10 years of hide-and-seek

A team of astronomers has discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b—the first planet discovered in the same system—and is among the lightest exoplanets ever imaged from the ground. After spotting the planet using the European Southern Observatory’s Very […]

A new stellar census strengthens the case for a 13.8-billion-year-old universe

Astronomers have used the ages of more than 155,000 stars in the Milky Way to independently estimate the age of the universe, and their findings may be good news for the standard cosmological model. The new research was reported in a paper submitted to the arXiv preprint server on July 1.

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Are we missing the universe’s ‘noosignatures?’

Astrobiology has long been split into two camps: a search for “biosignatures” and a search for “intelligence.” These look for very different things, but they also leave a huge gap in between. It took 3.5 billion years for us to go from the first microbe to a civilization that sent radio waves into the cosmos. […]

Astronomers uncover the earliest known signs of galaxy-building in action

Astronomers at Durham University have made a major advance in understanding how galaxies formed and evolved in the early universe. Using powerful new observations, the team discovered the most distant example ever found of a compact, star-forming structure at the heart of a galaxy, dating back more than 9 billion years.

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‘Come on man’: BWC shows traffic stop of Nev. governor in Las Vegas

The video shows a traffic stop of former Clark County sheriff and current Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo in an incident where an officer said he failed to stop at a red light

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Photo: Hubble sees crimson cloud and stars

Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

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Video: Mich. deputies rescue boys from upstairs window during house fire

The Oakland County deputy used a trash can beneath the window to reach the children; He was then able to help the boys through the window and lower them to the ground

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With an eye toward exploration, researchers map moon’s regolith thickness

New research by lunar scientists from Brown University provides critical new insights into the thickness of the moon’s regolith, the layer of loose dust and rock that drapes the entire lunar surface.

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VLA sky survey sets new standard for high-resolution, wide-area radio astronomy

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has completed observations for the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), the most detailed radio survey of the sky ever conducted, providing an unprecedented view of the dynamic radio universe.

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Roman telescope will spot distant black holes that shred stars

How do black holes at the centers of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances that existed much earlier in the universe’s history. New research suggests NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is on track to launch Aug. 30, […]

New atomic trap boosts quantum performance by using surface forces

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have developed a new method for trapping and controlling atoms near an ultrathin glass fiber. This has significantly improved the atoms’ ability to store quantum information—an important step forward for future quantum technologies.

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ICE to temporarily halt most vehicle stops

The policy shift is temporary while officers undergo additional vehicle stop training tactics

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Deputy U.S. Marshal fatally shot while serving arrest warrant in La., suspect in custody

The suspect in the shooting was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, which was involved in the warrant service

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US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station

A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

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