Interfacial thermal resistance persists in matter hotter than the Sun
A 200-year-old prediction about how heat crosses boundaries has now been confirmed in matter hotter than the surface…
A Powerful Cosmic Accelerator Has Been Confirmed in the Milky Way
NASA’s Fermi telescope detected GeV gamma rays from LHAASO J1912+1014u, helping confirm it as a proton PeVatron. The…
These Nearby Alien Planets Are Stranger – and More Hostile – Than Expected
Artist’s illustration of exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld Barnard’s Star hosts four hostile small…
Scientists Finally Found the Universe’s Missing ‘Ordinary’ Matter
A huge missing chunk of our universe has been found at last, but I’m not talking about dark…
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies | MIT News
Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled…
Astronomers Found the Sun’s Missing Silver Hiding in Plain Sight
Theoretically, the Sun shares its chemical origins with meteorites that are billions of years old. But for decades,…
Physicists Just Turned a Black Hole Energy Theory Into Reality
Artistic rendering of Penrose super-radiance: electromagnetic waves with selected rotation patterns are amplified as they interact with a…
New Black Hole Theory Solves a 50-Year-Old Problem
Illustration of a black hole that is growing in response to an influx of energy. New research from…
Study warns solar storm risks may be much worse than thought | Features
Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from…
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an…
Cosmic-ray detector installed in Bolivia strengthens global space weather network
A $600 cosmic-ray detector carried from Atlanta to the Andes makes Bolivia the newest node in a worldwide…
Decades-Old Dark Matter Explanation Fails Its Most Direct Test Yet
A decades-old dark matter claim is facing a decisive new challenge. The result clears the way for future…