No sterile neutrinos after all, say MicroBooNE physicists
Since the 1990s, physicists have pondered the tantalizing possibility of an exotic fourth type of neutrino, dubbed the…
Is the universe ending sooner than we thought? New physics suggests a much shorter lifespan |
New physics reveals detailed calculations showing the universe’s end may come far sooner than expected, with an exact…
Here’s how to levitate something without magic
acoustic: Having to do with sound or hearing. arachnid: A group of invertebrate animals that includes spiders, scorpions,…
World’s largest fusion device solves key plasma heat loss challenge
For decades, physicists have been puzzled by a phenomenon inside fusion reactors that defies conventional theory: heat escaping…
An old jeweler’s trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
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In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to…
The JWST Just Identified A Supernova From Only 730 Million Years After The Big Bang
Supernovae aren’t one of the JWST’s main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently,…
New gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universe
For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned…
Gravitational lensing is amazing, but won’t solve the Hubble tension
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Euclid Reveals What Wakes Sleeping Black Holes
Almost every massive galaxy is has a supermassive black hole at its core, an object containing millions or…
Temporal anti-parity–time symmetry in diffusive transport
Gross, D. J. The role of symmetry in fundamental physics. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 93, 14256–14259 (1996).…
A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
Cosmic filaments are the largest known structures in the universe, vast thread like formations of galaxies and dark…
Astronomers Confirm a Discovery with Far-Reaching Consequences for the Universe’s Fate
For over two decades, cosmologists have believed that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace, driven by…