Expert Gives a Guided Tour of Stunning Webb Telescope Stephan’s Quintet Image
Last month, NASA released a batch of long-awaited, jaw-dropping images from its newest and most powerful space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). In…
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Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Mouse Embryo – With Brain and Beating Heart – From Stem Cells
Scientists have created model mouse embryos from stem cells that have beating hearts, as well as the foundations for a brain and all of the…
An Ocean of Galaxies Awaits: Looking Back in Time To Unveil a Hidden Era of Star Formation
New COMAP radio survey will peer beneath the “tip of the iceberg” of galaxies to unveil a hidden era of star formation. Sometime around 400…
Caltech’s New Optical Switch Could Lead to Ultrafast Signal Processing
Engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a switch—one of the most fundamental components of computing—using optical, rather than electronic, components. This…
Unconventional Superconductor: Unusual Superconductivity in Twisted Trilayer Graphene
So-called “magic-angle twisted graphene” provides the ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch. This has allowed engineers at…
Powerful Radio Pulses Originating Deep in the Cosmos Probe Hidden Matter Around Galaxies
Powerful cosmic radio pulses originating deep in the universe can be used to study hidden pools of gas cocooning nearby galaxies, according to a new…
New Solution to Old Mystery: Why Doesn’t the Inside of the Solar System Spin Faster?
The key to solving a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars: the motion of a tiny number of charged particles. This…
Caltech’s Nanoparticle Vaccine Protects Against a Wide Range of COVID-19-Causing Variants and Related Viruses
A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including COVID-19 variants, in mice and monkeys, according to a new study…
Genetically Engineered, Sound-Controlled Bacteria That Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells
Since its inception, chemotherapy has proven to be a valuable tool in treating many kinds of cancers, but it has a significant drawback. In addition…
Decoding the Nuclear Pore Complex of the Cell, Atom by Atom
Many of us learned the basic cell structure at some point and will recall components like the cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondrion, and nucleus. However, the…
New Class of Unusual Stellar Explosions: Mysterious Luminous “Cow” Shines in X-Rays
Results narrow in on what powers new class of supernovae. Another member of the new “Cow” class of supernova explosions has been discovered—the brightest one…
Colossal Black Holes Locked in an Epic Cosmic Dance at Heart of Galaxy
Astronomers find evidence for the tightest-knit supermassive black hole duo observed to date. Locked in an epic cosmic waltz 9 billion light years away, two…
Nano-Architected Material Refracts Light Backward – An Important Step Toward Photonic Circuits
A newly created nano-architected material exhibits a property that previously was just theoretically possible: it can refract light backward, regardless of the angle at…
Black Hole Tears Apart a Star Decades Ago – Goes Unnoticed Until Now
Every galaxy, including our own Milky Way, has at its center a massive black hole whose gravity influences the stars around it. Generally, the stars…
Chaining Atoms Together Using Nuclear Spins Yields Quantum Storage
New technique could make quantum networking possible. Engineers at Caltech have developed an approach for quantum storage could help pave the way for the development…
Worlds Can Change: Puffy Planets Lose Atmospheres & Become Super-Earths
Worlds Around Other Stars Can Change Their Classification If our solar system were a hobbyist kit, it would come boxed up with four rocky terrestrial…
Caltech Names New Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The distinguished geochemist and space scientist brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in academic and government service to JPL. Laurie Leshin, president of…
Palomar Survey Instrument Shows Astronomical Impact of SpaceX Starlink Satellites
A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks. Since 2019, SpaceX has been launching an increasing number of…
