What's up in
The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.
Scientists have long struggled to understand how common planets form. A new supercomputer simulation shows that the missing ingredient may be magnetism.
Scientists have begun to decipher the subtle signs that reveal how explosive a volcanic eruption is going to be.
Groundbreaking results show that neutron stars of different masses may have the same size — upending astrophysical models.
Supermassive black holes emit jets of white-hot plasma that stretch thousands of light-years across the cosmos. For the first time, researchers have identified what’s creating these jets.
A mathematical shortcut for analyzing black hole collisions works even in cases where it shouldn’t. As astronomers use it to search for new classes of hidden black holes, others wonder: Why?
A new proposal would use quantum hard drives to combine the light of multiple telescopes, letting astronomers create incredibly high-resolution optical images.
An enigmatic connection between the forces of nature is allowing physicists to explore gravity’s quantum side.
Chiara Marletto is trying to build a master theory — a set of ideas so fundamental that all other theories would spring from it. Her first step: Invoke the impossible.