New quantum sensors aim to detect hidden forces behind dark matter
For decades, you have heard scientists say that most of the universe is missing. They are not being…
New high-res black hole images challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity
A black hole can feel like the most distant and unreal object you could ever think about, yet…
This black hole released energy equivalent to 10,000 billion suns
Black holes are certainly one of the most powerful structures in the universe. And if you still had…
Comparing the motion of dark matter and standard model particles on cosmological scales
Bertone, G. & Hooper, D. History of dark matter. Rev. Mod. Phys. 90, 045002 (2018). Article ADS CAS …
Scientists Develop “Effort.jl” Emulator That Can Simulate the Entire Universe—on Just a Laptop
For most of human history, mapping the universe meant staring up at the night sky. Today, it means…
Our universe may have been born inside a black hole, study finds
The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes…
The most violent event in the universe could be visible from Earth in less than 10 years
The universe is a vast place in which many cosmic events occur regularly. And in less than ten…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
Astronomical data collection of Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 reveals over 100 different molecules | MIT News
MIT researchers recently studied a region of space called the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1) and discovered more than…
Neutrinos may hold the key to solving the universe’s biggest secrets
Physicists have been chasing one of the universe’s strangest mysteries—neutrinos, nearly invisible particles that zip through everything, including…
White dwarf star is still feasting on dead Earth-like planet 3 billion years later
Astronomers recently peered deep into space and found that an old, faint white dwarf named LSPM J0207+3331, located…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…