We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time
An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago
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We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars
A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed just 400 million years after the big bang appears to contain extremely pure a...
The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close
Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner...
How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics
After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, a...
Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device
A device that relies on quantum effects and oversized atoms may be a more reliable way to measure temperature that doesn't require calibration
How big is a 'shedload'? Let's ask the nuclear physicists
Feedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term 'shedload', and gets down and dirty with particle physics in the quest
Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break
Catching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Spa...
You can now buy a DIY quantum computer
Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together
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Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together
A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking...