When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device.

Physicists have used a cutting-edge quantum computer to simulate a complex particle theory in two dimensions. Unlike ...

Researchers have determined that six gas valves provide the best protection against plasma disruptions in SPARC, a next-generation, experimental fusion system. By refining the setup for the fusion ...

Night owls could see dashes of glowing color in the sky early Tuesday morning with a Geomagnetic Storm Watch in place, signaling the possible arrival of the Northern Lights.

An international team of researchers used multi-wavelength observations of active galactic nuclei to study how black holes ...

Magnetars are neutron stars characterized by some of the most powerful magnetic fields in the Universe, as well as their intense X-ray and gamma-ray emissions and outbursts. An international team ...

An international team of researchers used multi-wavelength observations of active galactic nuclei to study how black holes launch relativistic jets. The sixteen sources were observed with the Event ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

In an ultra-cold, high-magnetic-field setting, ZrTe5 defies expectations by showing quantum heat oscillations. Researchers ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a much stronger northern lights display than usual Saturday ...