The supermassive black hole M87* was the first to be photographed. Now there are more images of the object and they show ...

EHT images of M87* show evolving magnetic fields, jet emission near its base, and a stable shadow consistent with Einstein's ...

In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a method using the polarization of light to maximize information storage density and computing ...

It has been known for centuries that light exhibits wave-like behavior in certain situations. Some materials are able to rotate the polarization, i.e. the direction of oscillation, of the light wave ...

Physicists have shown that ultra-thin two-dimensional materials such as tungsten diselenide can rotate the polarization of visible light by several degrees at certain wavelengths under small magnetic ...

We just got the clearest snapshot yet of the first light that streamed through the Universe. The results? We now have a clearer window into the infancy of the Universe, revealing with greater ...

A team of physicists has uncovered a surprising new way to explore one of science's greatest challenges: uniting the two fundamental theories that explain how our universe works—Einstein's theory of ...

Researchers have developed a new way to control and manipulate optical signals by embedding a liquid crystal layer into waveguides created with direct laser writing. The new devices enable ...

In this image, three wavelengths of light have been combined to highlight the Milky Way (purple) and cosmic microwave background (gray). ACT COLLABORATION; ESA/PLANCK COLLABORATION It’s hard to ...

NASA's newest spacecraft aimed at studying the sun have captured a colorful "rainbow" in the warm glow of zodiacal light observed above Earth. The PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and ...