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15 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 18, 2026.
Indian Institute of Science physicists followed a magnetized star from birth to white dwarf and found it can far exceed the famous 1.4-solar-mass Chandrasekhar limit, with consequences for the supernovae used to measure the universe.
A team working at Los Alamos pushed zirconium pentatelluride to 0.7 kelvin and found magnetoresistance oscillations that were not periodic and refused to die at the quantum limit.
ALMA resolved a magnetic field coiled around the gas streaming off a protostar 960 light-years away. It is a few thousandths of a gauss — weaker than a fridge magnet, and strong enough to shape a star.
By clocking the winds of seven scorching 'hot Jupiters,' researchers inferred planet-wide magnetic fields up to four times stronger than Saturn's.
Supercomputer simulations on Japan's ATERUI III show interstellar magnetic fields strip rotational energy from forming star pairs, letting two protostars spiral together fast enough to match what astronomers actually see.
By clocking iron-laced winds screaming across seven ultra-hot gas giants, astronomers found a pattern that ordinary weather physics can't explain — but magnetism can.
Scientists used advanced plasma simulations to discover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence, potentially reshaping our understanding of cosmic phenomena.
Scientists use most detailed plasma simulations ever created to discover how cosmic turbulence builds enormous organized magnetic structures from chaos.
Scientists used advanced plasma simulations to discover how turbulence in space creates enormous organized magnetic structures throughout the universe.
Massive plasma simulations reveal how cosmic turbulence creates the enormous organized magnetic structures found throughout space, from stars to galaxies.
Quantum physics breakthrough shows that carefully timing magnetic field changes can unlock entirely new forms of matter with potentially revolutionary applications for quantum computing.
Cal Poly researchers discover that carefully timed magnetic field changes can generate quantum states impossible under normal conditions, potentially revolutionizing quantum technology stability.
Breakthrough quantum physics research reveals entirely new forms of matter that don't exist under normal conditions, potentially revolutionizing quantum computing.
Deep inside ice giant planets, carbon and hydrogen atoms form an unusual 'superionic' state where hydrogen spirals through rigid carbon frameworks. The discovery could explain these worlds' mysterious magnetic fields.
Japan's Fugaku computer resolved stellar magnetic fields at 5.4 billion grid points, revealing that the fields prevent sun-like stars from ever switching to solid-body rotation — rewriting solar physics textbooks.