The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks of conspiracy theories,…
Could mass arise without the Higgs boson?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The geometry of space, where physical laws unfold, may also hold answers to some…
Why the Milky Way’s Dark Heart Might Be Shaped Like a Box
Back in 2009, astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope noticed that there was a lot more gamma-ray…
Dark energy might be changing and so is the Universe
Since the early 20th century, scientists have gathered convincing evidence that the Universe is expanding — and that…
Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality
When we imagine contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we tend to picture messages: radio signals, mathematical codes, or perhaps…
Stanford discovers an extraordinary crystal that could transform quantum tech
Stanford engineers have discovered a standout material, strontium titanate (STO), that performs even better in extreme cold. Instead…
The Remarkable Large-Scale Structure of Anti-Tail and Tail Jets from 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeA stacked deep image of 3I/ATLAS, taken between 5:08–5:22…
We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from
A deep image of 3I/ATLAS captured by the International Gemini Observatory in Chile, showing the coma of gas…
Dwarf Galaxies May Hold the Answers to the Debate on Dark Matter
Dark Matter is one of the tenacious mysteries facing astronomers and cosmologists today. This theoretical mass was proposed…
First Close-Up of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Reveals a Strange Cosmic Phenomenon That’s Baffling Experts
At a distance of 160,000 light-years, an aging red supergiant star in a neighboring galaxy has become the…
“Really bizarre” quantum discovery defies the rules of physics
Lu Li, a physicist who studies advanced materials, knows that people often want to hear how his research…
Scientists discover a way simulate the Universe on a laptop
As astronomers gather more data than ever before, studying the cosmos has become an increasingly complex task. A…