Radio Signals from Antarctica Have Experts Scrambling—They Defy All Known Science
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment was launched with the goal of detecting radio waves produced by…
Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Hypothesis Slides Into the Chat.
The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is…
Time might not exist – and we’re starting to understand why
The nature of time is one of the most profound and longstanding problems in physics – one that…
Ancient Stars’ Explosive History Could Protect Earth From Cosmic Radiation
A fascinating study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, has shed light on a mysterious chapter in our Solar…
Neutron stars challenge the existence of long theorized fifth force
Neutron stars are what remain after giant stars collapse, leaving behind a body so dense that its core…
Hexatic phase melting observed in real-time in ultra-thin materials
Researchers from the University of Vienna have observed what happens when ultra-thin materials melt in unprecedented detail. Their…
Physicists Found the Ghost Haunting the World’s Most Famous Particle Accelerator
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Quantum realism is impossible » IAI TV
Quantum mechanics started out by saying access to fundamental reality was impossible. And from the outset, some imagined…
Scientists Are Studying Mayonnaise in Space, Here’s What They’ve Found So Far!
You’ve probably noticed how your mayonnaise separates in the fridge after a while, or how the sunscreen on…
A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found
This spinning branch of the cosmic web binds 14 galaxies together. Credit: Lyla Jung. In a recently published…
Astronomers Sharpen the Universe’s Expansion Rate, Deepening a Cosmic Mystery – W. M. Keck Observatory
New results strengthen the “Hubble tension,” hinting at the need for rethinking our model of the universe Maunakea,…
Scientists Finally Know the Exact Time on Mars With A Bit of Help From Einstein
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. On Mars, clocks run slightly faster. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…