Dark Matter May Be the Most Powerful Wave in the Universe to New Type of Black Hole in Earth's 'Backyard'

Is dark matter the most powerful wave in the universe? explores Symmetry.com. "“Instead of particles bouncing around you, you’re living in waves. To be wavelike suggests that dark matter is ultralight—a millionth or even billionth the mass of an electron.”

Webb telescope discovers oldest galaxies ever observed, reports Phys.org--The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, according to new research released on Tuesday.

Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets - but what they're looking for is invisible--A planet the size of Earth 12 light years away from us could be a vital piece in the puzzle of searching for habitable planets, reports Sky News. "Now scientists think they've found another Earth-sized planet with a magnetic field - YZ Ceti b, a rocky planet orbiting a star about 12 light-years away from Earth."

New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered reports Live Science.--"The two closest black holes to Earth, named Gaia BH1 and BH2, may be part of a rare class of black holes never seen before, new research suggests."

Quantum memories in space: experiments in Earth orbit push the limits of physics, reports Hamish Johnston for Physics World. " In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast Lisa Wörner and Jan-Michael Mol of the Institute of Quantum Technologies of the German Aerospace Center in Ulm explain why physicists are launching quantum memories and other devices into space and talk about the challenges of doing experiments in Earth orbit."

Big Bang breakthrough as extra dimensions could explain gravity's role in early universe--Adding in higher dimensions can help simplify difficult problems in cosmology and theoretical physics, researchers explained.

JWST’s Smashing Success Shifts Focus to Astronomy’s Blind Spots--Looming gaps in astronomers’ views of the heavens could undercut the revolutionary potential of NASA’s latest, greatest space telescope, reports Fabio Pacucci for Scientific American.

Bizarre Quantum Tunneling Observation Throws Out All the Rules--The strange phenomenon of quantum tunneling has been observed in a chemical reaction that defies classical physics, reports Elise Cutts for Scientific American. "Quantum tunneling allows particles to occasionally bore through energy barriers they’d never be able to climb."

AI Is Getting Powerful. But Can Researchers Make It Principled?--Can researchers create AI algorithms that are ethical today—and will be safe in the future? asks Scientific American.

Webb telescope discovers oldest galaxies ever observed, reports Phys.org--The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, according to new research released on Tuesday.

Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets - but what they're looking for is invisible--A planet the size of Earth 12 light years away from us could be a vital piece in the puzzle of searching for habitable planets, reports Sky News. "Now scientists think they've found another Earth-sized planet with a magnetic field - YZ Ceti b, a rocky planet orbiting a star about 12 light-years away from Earth."