Ask Ethan: How much damage could a cosmic ray do to a human?
Here in our isolated corner of the Universe, we don’t normally think about all the objects, particles, and…
James Webb captures the sharpest map of dark matter ever created
The Dark Matter distribution in the COSMOS field observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Credit: Gavin Leroy/Professor…
World’s largest particle accelerator heats thousands of homes in France
The world’s largest particle accelerator has been supplying heat to thousands of homes in France since mid-January, in…
The world’s biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit
Researchers have smashed a new record in quantum mechanics, creating the largest ever ‘superposition’ – a strange state…
The loudest gravitational wave ever heard comes from 2025 and tests Hawking’s rule with almost absurd precision
The universe has just sent its loudest gravitational whisper so far. In that tiny ripple in space time,…
The power of a poster – Physics World
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The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’ – Physics World
The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’ – Physics World Skip to…
Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise
Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also…
Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides
Map of the calculated magnetic anisotropy. (Credit: Beeson et al., Adv. Mat., 2025) Although most of us simultaneously…
Early Universe’s supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies
Initial analyses suggested if the dots were in fact supermassive black holes, they’d have to be nearly as…
New dark matter map shows the universe in detail
A new, highly detailed map powered by JWST data reveals the invisible dark matter structure of our universe.…
Dark stars could solve three major mysteries of the early universe
A new study led by Colgate Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Cosmin Ilie, working with Jillian Paulin…