NASA Shares Image Of Merging Galaxy Clusters Helping Decode Dark Matter
The image features a galaxy cluster called CL0016+1609, also known as MACS J0018.5+1626. NASA has shared an image…
New study reveals how dark matter formed shortly after the Big Bang
Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. For decades, that…
New Quantum Sensor Opens a Window Into the Invisible Universe
A breakthrough quantum sensor has shown it can uncover hidden signals through overwhelming noise, paving the way for…
The universe isn’t as uniform as we thought
Modern cosmology rests on a simple assumption: if we look on large enough scales, matter should be distributed…
God Particle detector shut for four years: Here’s what will happen in 2030
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator has gone silent, but only for now. The European Council for Nuclear…
What is the God particle: How the Higgs boson changed our understanding of the universe |
Image(s): Left/AI Generated/Right/Wikipedia For decades, physicists searched for a missing piece of nature’s puzzle, an elusive particle believed…
Astronomers discover faint dwarf galaxy that seems to exist without dark matter
A faint dwarf galaxy drifting 45 million light-years from Earth may have joined one of astronomy’s strangest clubs.…
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new ‘echo map’ technique suggests
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Physicists use thorium-229 to power the world’s first working nuclear clock
A clock built from thorium-229 has crossed an important line, from a long-discussed concept to a working device.…
Quantum sensor neutralizes laser noise for dark matter and gravitational wave detection
Finding out what the universe is actually made of remains one of the ultimate frontiers in modern physics.…
Scientists crack a 30-year-old mystery about how black holes form without a dying star |
Most people picture a black hole forming the same way: a massive star runs out of fuel, collapses…
Mysterious Cosmic Signal Could Be First Real Evidence of Primordial Black Holes
Artist’s illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Scientists…