The Milky Way's black hole may be spinning at top speed 16. June 2025 (22:00) Using machine learning to analyse data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers found the black hole at the centre of our galaxy is spinning almost as fast as possible(New Scientist)
The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology 16. June 2025 (18:00) There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record the whole history of the universe. If true, it could explain the nature of dark matter and much more(New Scientist)
Stunning pictures show the first ever artificial solar eclipse 16. June 2025 (17:30) The Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft that fly in close formation to study the sun, has returned images of the first ever artificial solar eclipse(New Scientist)
How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu 13. June 2025 (23:00) Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent the spread than public health agencies are(New Scientist)
Giant atoms 'trapped' for record time at room temperature 13. June 2025 (21:00) Putting unusually large atoms in a box with cold copper sides helped researchers control them for an unprecedented 50 minutes at room-temperature, an improvement necessary for building more powerful quantum computers and simulators(New Scientist)
Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano 13. June 2025 (20:00) There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from it that we could use to precisely date the activity of another planet's volcano for the first time(New Scientist)
Microwaves seem to experience imaginary time – and now we know how 13. June 2025 (19:00) Almost a decade ago, researchers calculated that microwaves can seemingly spend an imaginary amount of time within a material – now an experiment reveals how the phenomenon is perfectly real(New Scientist)
Is superintelligent AI just around the corner, or just a sci-fi dream? 13. June 2025 (16:30) Tech CEOs are promising increasingly outlandish visions of the 2030s, powered by "superintelligence", but the reality is that even the most advanced AI models can still struggle with simple puzzles(New Scientist)
