Radical New Theory Rewrites the Story of the Earliest Universe
Following the Big Bang, our universe expanded at an exponential rate. According to this theory, known as cosmic…
A simple experiment simulates planet formation
This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter…
Israeli-led team first to observe star survive black hole and return
An international team led by astronomers from Tel Aviv University observed a light flash from a star being…
AI Comes Up with Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work.
If the AI’s insights had been available when LIGO was being built, “we would have had something like…
Scientists create an “impossible” time crystal using giant atoms
In 2012, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek asked whether the symmetry that arranges atoms in an ordinary crystal might…
The Elongated Image of 3I/ATLAS. Images of the new interstellar object… | by Avi Loeb | Jul, 2025
(Image credit: Alarcon et al., TtT) Images of the new interstellar object 3I/ATLAS (posted in papers here, here,…
Physicists Reveal Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Unknown to Science
Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is at the center of an exciting new study that suggests it may hold elements…
Big-Bang echoes unmask a billion-light-year hole around Earth—and it’s stretching space faster
Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos…
Trippy liquid ‘fireworks’ appear when scientists try to mix unmixable fluids
These mysterious “fireworks” aren’t lighting up the night sky — they’re computer simulations from a recent paper on…
Physicists take ‘snapshots’ of quantum gases in continuous space – Physics World
Physicists take ‘snapshots’ of quantum gases in continuous space – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
‘We have a real mystery on our hands’
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The Hunt for a Fundamental Theory of Quantum Gravity
The world of Bousso’s new theorem still departs from our universe in notable ways. For mathematical convenience, he…