Ask Ethan: How can we better measure G, the gravitational constant?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
The Physics of the Northern Lights
Neon lights are glass tubes containing neon or other gases. When an electric current is sent from one…
Could black hole shadows reveal new theories of gravity?
This image, which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) released on March 27, 2024, shows the supermassive black hole…
Wild new “gyromorph” materials could make computers insanely fast
Researchers are exploring a new generation of computers that operate using light, or photons, instead of electrical currents.…
Measuring the Entropy of a Double Quantum Dot
November 13, 2025• Physics 18, s147 Researchers have taken a step toward using entropy to probe the quantum…
New Research Helps Narrow the Search for Elusive Neutrino Sources
While the Universe may appear serene and inspiring at first glance, it is actually filled with particles traveling…
Musically Inspired Time-Rondeau Crystal Breakthrough Promises Quantum Technology That Stores Data Within Time Itself
Researchers at UC Berkeley report the first observation of a time-rondeau crystal, an unusual phase of matter in…
For the first time, astronomers observed the first moments of a supernova shock wave
Many cosmic events occur in space and sometimes surprise astronomers. This is the case of these scientists who…
Self-compressed waveform-stable light transients enabling water-window attosecond spectroscopy
We first demonstrate the creation and field-resolved characterization of light transients, focusing on generating sub-cycle pulses. For this…
Within Just 1 Second After The Big Bang, Black Holes May Have Come Into Being
Physicists agree that an awful lot went on in the first few seconds after the Big Bang, a…
New Study Explains Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS’s “Non-Gravitational Acceleration” Without Need For Aliens
Astronomers have attempted to explain the non-gravitational acceleration of comet 3I/ATLAS, our third confirmed interstellar visitor, in a…
The Universe is Decelerating and Standard Candles Aren’t So Standard According to a New Study
You come for the king, you best not miss. In cosmology, the King is the standard model, also…