The Universe’s Most Powerful Particles May Be Even Stranger Than Scientists Thought
Artist’s impression of an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray reaching Earth. New research suggests that some of the highest-energy cosmic…
Scientists use ultra-fast lasers to force magnetism into 3D shapes
For the first time, an international team of researchers has experimentally observed magnetic hopfions. This is a new…
Physicists finally agree on the true size of the proton
Physics textbooks gave the proton a radius. Independent labs around the world kept arriving at the same number,…
A strange gravitational wave looked wrong, and it could be a first hint of dark matter
For a decade, physicists have caught the ripples from black holes crashing together. Each time, they assumed the…
Spacetime ‘Crystals’ Could Collapse Into Tiny Black Holes, Wild Paper Explains : ScienceAlert
Right on the brink of black hole formation, spacetime can get downright peculiar. This is where familiar physics…
Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions – Physics World
Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Scientists break 30-year superconductivity record at normal pressure
University of Houston researchers have achieved a major superconductivity breakthrough by setting a new temperature record for superconductors…
It’s been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven’t solved the secret of gravity
Celebrating its 340th birthday this year, the gravitational constant is the oldest fundamental constant in physics. “Big G”…
Researchers Trap a Single Atom on a Photonic Chip, Opening a Route to Integrated Quantum Optics
Insider Brief: Researchers at Quantum Source and the Weizmann Institute of Science trapped a single rubidium atom within…
Black Hole Discoveries Abound in Newly Released LIGO-Virgo Catalog
In a series of new observations, astronomers have nearly doubled the number of black hole collisions ever identified.…
Astronomers Observe the Most Chemically Primitive Galaxy in the Early Universe
One of the greatest achievements of the James Webb Space Telescope is how it has allowed scientists to…
Physicists Have Measured “Negative Time” in Bizarre Quantum Experiment
A quantum physics experiment showed photons can exhibit negative dwell time while traveling through atoms. Scientists confirmed the…