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Research into quantum engineering may provide several significant advancements in optical sensor technology, but optical loss and signal …

Several theories about how the Earth and the Moon were formed, most involving a giant impact. They vary …

Quantum computers are becoming ever more complex and powerful. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, in collaboration with …

Using data from ESA’s Gaia astrometry mission, astronomers have identified the closest known black hole, less than 1,600 …

Neutron stars are the densest objects in our universe, except for black holes. As their name suggests, neutron …

The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded volcanic plume. Using satellite …

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — …

The observatory’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) provides a different view of the famous Pillars of Creation, revealing young stars …

A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars. The …

Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of …