Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical ...

A research team at Shanghai Jiao Tong University has unveiled Optics GPT, described as the world's first large language model ...

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By ...

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock.

The most precise clocks ever built are now testing Einstein, hunting dark matter, and reshaping how we define time itself. In A Nutshell The world’s most precise clocks are changing how we understand ...

Entangled atoms, separated in space, are giving scientists a powerful new way to measure the world with stunning precision.

A famous night-sky object has yielded a surprise: a narrow, bar-shaped cloud made of highly ionized iron. The discovery comes from a European team led by astronomers at University College London and ...

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring." ...

Inside, an array of optical telescopes, operated by members of China's 42nd Antarctic expedition team, begins its nightly vigil. These instruments represent China's "eyes on the sky" at the Earth's ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...