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We are now used to seeing beautiful images of space circulating online, but we would know very little about what is going on behind those images without quantum physics.
Julieta Fierro Gossman, 1948 - 2025
The famous Schrödinger's cat, which is both alive and dead, is the example we hear about when talking about quantum physics. But what exactly is quantum science? How did it emerge? How does quantum technology work? How does it relate to astronomy?
Pressure-regulated formation of molecular clouds and stars: the case of the Milky Way
Franco, José; Rodríguez-Puebla, Aldo; Ballesteros-Paredes, Javier; Zamora-Avilez, Manuel
2025/11, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 543, 2507
What caused our Sun to be born? A recent paper by researchers from the Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA) suggests that the answer may lie in a small satellite galaxy that is slowly being devoured by our larger Milky Way Galaxy.
