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Measuring quantum properties like the wave function of photons of light has allowed researchers to test the principle of least action at a quantum level Hui Yan A centuries-old fundamental law of physics called the principle of least action has been demonstrated using quantum objects for the first time. “A …

Target Pixel File (TPF) of TOI-2498 (TIC-263179590) from TESS sector 6. Credit: Frame et al, 2023 Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new hot, bloated “super-Neptune” exoplanet. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-2498 b, is about six times larger and 35 …

GERMAIN ROUSSEAUX owns what looks like a very long and very narrow fish tank, minus the fish. At the bottom, in the middle, is a plastic ramp. When he switches on the apparatus, waves sweep along the tank and pass over the ramp, speeding up as they do so. This, …