Some of the darkest objects in the universe are also among its brightest beacons, lighting up entire galaxies while their ...

A new article examines the history of computing to help outline the direction of quantum research. It reports that quantum technology is advancing quickly, and that the major obstacles now involve ...

Quantum physics has a reputation for needing exotic hardware, from liquid-helium-cooled qubits to sprawling AI clusters, just ...

Using cutting-edge algorithms and exascale supercomputers, researchers have created the most realistic simulations yet of matter flowing into black holes. Building on decades of research, a group of c ...

Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...

A team of computational astrophysicists from the Institute for Advanced Study and the Flatiron Institute's Center for ...

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Quantum technology is accelerating out of the lab and into the real world, and a new article argues that the field now stands ...

A boiling sea of quarks and gluons, including virtual ones—this is how we can imagine the main phase of high-energy proton ...

The speed and reliability of tsunami forecasts may soon benefit from work performed on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) supercomputer El Capitan, buying more time for coastal communit ...

Building on decades of effort, Lizhong Zhang, Member (2023–24) in the School of Natural Sciences; James Stone, Professor in ...