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Will Farr of the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics discusses newly published research that confirms the 'area law,' which says that a black hole’s surface area cannot decrease over time.

Mathematicians at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology are asking cryptographers around the world to develop algorithms that could resist new threats posed by quantum computers.

Circumstantial evidence could point to a mind-blowing solution to an antimatter mystery — or to the need for better space-based particle physics experiments.

Quantum machine-learning techniques speed up the task of classifying data delivered by a small network of quantum sensors.

Flatiron Institute-led study reveals how large gas-shrouded planets could shrink over billions of years, leaking away their atmosphere.

In a new study, scientists at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics have found evidence that certain rare sizes of planets become more common over time, as gas planets shrink down to unveil their rocky cores.

The rare form of the element found on the Pacific seabed points to its violent birth in colliding stars.

A new study offers evidence that at least some organic matter from interstellar space can seed the disks around newborn stars to provide potential ingredients for life on new planets.

Physics has long looked to harmony to explain the beauty of the Universe. But what if dissonance yields better insights?

Physicists calculated that these mysterious particles will betray their location with heat. To prove it, they’ll need the most powerful telescopes in the cosmos.