New Carbon Nanomaterial Type With Interlocked Molecules

A new type of nanomaterial with interlocking molecules has the potential to be useful for a wide range of applications, including specialized sensors and new types of electronics

Two Earth-sized Exoplanets Found Orbiting Red Dwarf GJ 1002

Two planets with Earth-like masses have been found in orbit around the red dwarf star GJ 1002, which is close to our solar system, by an international team of scientists led by IAC researchers.

Ionospheric Tracking Could Enhance Tsunami Forecasts

According to new research ionospheric tracking could help improve tsunami forecasting and, in the future, track ash plumes and other impacts after a volcanic eruption.

Peekaboo Galaxy HIPASS J1131–31 Is Extremely Metal-poor

The tiny galaxy HIPASS J1131-31 has been dubbed the Peekaboo Galaxy because it emerged in the last 50-100 years from behind a fast-moving star that was obscuring astronomers' ability to detect it

A Digital Maxwell’s Demon For Qubit Initialization

Class 0 Protostars Eat Surrounding Material At A Fierce Pace

Newborn class 0 Protostars feed at a furious rate and grow through surprisingly frequent feeding frenzies, a recent analysis of data from the Spitzer Space Telescope shows

Maisie’s Galaxy May Be One Of Earliest Galaxies Ever Observed

Objects from more than 13 billion years ago, among them Maisies Galaxy, are included in two new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Exploding Pyrex Cookware Mystery Solved

A study for the first time offers a scientific reason why some glass cookware is more susceptible to explosive shattering and the likelihood of exposing users to injury

Math Professor Invents Non-Reversing Mirror

The Hicks non-reversing mirror is a single, smoothly curved piece of glass that shows a non-reversed image.