A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension
The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by the so-called Hubble-Lemaitre constant. But there is a dispute about how big this constant actually is: Different measurement methods provide contradictory values......»»
Dutch chip firm ASML says former China employee stole data
ASML, the Dutch chip equipment maker, has accused a former employee in China of stealing data related to its proprietary technology, in a case that highlights its importance in the global semiconductor supply chain as tension grows between the United.....»»
"No indication of aliens": Spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension
Over the past week, the US has realized and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across the northern hemisphere for several years......»»
Singapore eyes chips investments amid US-China tension
Singapore will be looking to win its "fair share" of investments in semiconductor assembly and integrated circuit design, a top official said, amid a growing geopolitical divide between the US and China over trade and technology......»»
Hubble is investigating mysterious “spokes” in Saturn’s rings
Saturn is famous for its beautiful rings, but these rings have a strange feature: spokes that appear intermittently. Now Hubble is on the case......»»
Is the iPhone"s "Made in India" era about to begin?
As Apple looks beyond China to secure crucial supply chains strained by Covid lockdowns and threatened by rising geopolitical tension, India has emerged as an attractive potential alternative to the world's second largest economy......»»
AirTag reveals airline donated couple’s lost luggage to charity without explanation
As I wrote last month, AirTags are an indispensable travel accessory, especially for your checked luggage. Now, a couple in Canada is crediting an AirTag with helping them locate their lost luggage, but not before they watched it travel through Queb.....»»
The Tarantula Nebula glows brightly in this week’s Hubble image
This week's Hubble image captures the huge, bright cloud of dust and gas known as the Tarantula Nebula......»»
Hubble measures the mass of a lonely dead star for the first time
Recent research using the Hubble Space Telescope has measured the mass of a lone white dwarf for the first time......»»
Study offers neurological explanation for how brains bias partisans against new information
What causes two people from opposing political parties to have strongly divergent interpretations of the same word, image or event?.....»»
Explanation found for puzzling observation of Shiba states in superconductors
The origin of a mysterious experimental observation in a superconductor with a magnetic impurity sitting on top of it has been revealed in a theoretical study by a RIKEN researcher and a collaborator. This could help realize a robust quantum state re.....»»
Stars sparkle in Orion Nebula in this week’s gorgeous Hubble image
Hubble has captured a scene from the Orion Nebula, located 1,450 light-years away and famous as a stellar nursery where large numbers of new stars are born......»»
Hubble views bright variable star V 372 Orionis and a smaller companion star
The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. Both stars lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region.....»»
Stress may trigger male crucian carp defense against predators
Only males among the fish species crucian carp have developed a strategy to protect themselves from hungry predators, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden published in the journal Evolution. The explanation could lie in that the su.....»»
There’s an asteroid surprise in this week’s Hubble image
This week's Hubble image shows the small but intriguing galaxy UGC 7983, thought to be similar to some of the earliest galaxies that existed in the universe......»»
Scientists offer a new explanation for a mystery surrounding Jupiter"s two massive asteroid swarms
An international team of scientists, including NYU Abu Dhabi researcher Nikolaos Georgakarakos and others from the U.S., Japan, and China, led by Jian Li from Nanjing University, has developed new insights that may explain the numerical asymmetry of.....»»
Twitter continues to disrespect developers with weak explanation on third-party clients not working
Both users and developers of Twitter’s third-party clients were surprised last week when many popular apps like Tweetbot stopped working out of the blue. Since then, not even Twitter or its new owner Elon Musk (who likes to talk a lot on the socia.....»»
Reports: Twitter’s sudden third-party client lockouts were intentional
Internal chats suggest company has only "started to work on comms." Enlarge / Twitter is blocking many third-party clients' access to its API while continuing to provide no explanation. (credit: Ryan J Lane/Getty Images).....»»
Hubble snaps an image of a galaxy in our cosmic backyard
An image from Hubble shows one of our galactic neighbors, collected as part of a project called Every Known Nearby Galaxy......»»
Hubble captures galaxy LEDA 48062 in the constellation Perseus
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy LEDA 48062 in the constellation Perseus......»»
Hubble finds hungry black hole twisting captured star into donut shape
Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole's gravitational grasp violently rips it apart and sloppily devours its gasses while belching out intense radiati.....»»