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In the quantum realm, the past, present, and future blur into a boundless structure. But consciousness may operate on a plane ...

Using a process known as quantum annealing, the researchers have provided a proof-of-concept method to study the dynamics of ...

The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about ...

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The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...

After hundreds of hours of observations, researchers captured a highly detailed image of a long filament of the "cosmic web" ...

Neutron stars, the collapsed remnants of massive stars, hold the densest matter in the universe. These cosmic objects are ...

Revolutionary technique allows astronomers to capture incredibly high-resolution images of distant galaxies and supermassive black holes.

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

Euclid space telescope sent some images back to Earth during an early testing phase. While reviewing the pictures, astronomer ...