New and Surprising Duality Discovered in Theoretical Particle Physics
A new and surprising duality has been found in theoretical particle physics. The duality exists between two types of scattering processes that can occur in…
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Exploring Common Envelope Outcomes of Binary Stellar Evolution
Binary neutron stars have been detected in the Milky Way as millisecond pulsars and twice outside the galaxy via gravitational-wave emission. Most of them have…
Measuring the Expansion of the Universe: Surprising Discrepancies Hint at Inconsistency in the Composition of the Universe
Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that the further apart two galaxies are, the faster they move away from each other, researchers have measured…
Important Milestone in the Creation of a Quantum Computer That Uses Transistors As Qubits
One of the obstacles for progress in the quest for a working quantum computer has been that the working devices that go into a quantum…
Earth Is Among the Lucky 1%: The Solar System Follows the Galactic Standard – But It Is a Rare Breed
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have investigated more than 1000 planetary systems orbiting stars in our own galaxy, the Milky Way,…
Astronomers Find Surprisingly Mature Galaxies in the Very Early Universe
Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This is the conclusion of an international team of astronomers who…
Quantum Entanglement Realized Between Distant Large Objects – Limitless Precision in Measurements Likely to Be Achievable
A team of researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have succeeded in entangling two very different quantum objects. The result has several…
Hurricanes Have Become More Destructive for USA – Climatic Increase in Frequency of Worst Storms
A new study by researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Aslak Grinsted, Peter Ditlevsen and Jens Hesselbjerg shows that hurricanes have become…
Record Breaking Observations Link Dark Matter to Galaxy Formation
An international team of astronomers with participation by researchers from DAWN, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen has discovered a protocluster of galaxies 13.0 billion…
What It Looks Like When A Massive Black Hole Devours A Star
Dr. Jane Lixin Dai, theoretical astrophysicist and assistant professor and Prof. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, both from the DARK Cosmology Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University…
Satellite Observations Reveal Glaciers of Frozen Water on Mars
Using satellite data, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have observed the shape of glaciers just below the surface of Mars. New studies have now…
Research Shows Billions of Planets in the Milky Way Have the Potential for Life
Astronomers reveal that billions of the stars in the Milky Way will have one to three planets in the habitable zone, where there is the…
Worst-Case Scenario 2100 Sea Level Projections
A team of scientists has calculated the risk for a worst-case scenario upper limit for sea level rise within this century, revealing that the sea…
New Research Shows Early Galaxies Grew Massive Through Collisions
A newly published study details how massive galaxies were formed by explosive star formation that was set in motion by the collision of galaxies a…
Study Reveals the Explosive Growth of a Newly Formed Star in the Milky Way
New research reveals the explosive growth of a young star, detailing that the newly formed star had such an explosive growth that it was initially…
Students Observe a Quasar in Six Separate Light Reflections
In a newly published study, physics students from the Niels Bohr Institute report the discovery of a quasar whose light has been deflected and reflected…
Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Teleportation Between Distant Material Objects
In a newly published study, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute demonstrate the deterministic continuous-variable quantum teleportation of information between two clouds of gas atoms….
Black Holes Have Properties that Resemble the Dynamics of Solids and Liquids
New research showing that black holes have properties that resemble the dynamics of both solids and liquids may help scientists better understand black holes and…
