Oxfordshire laser set to be among world’s most powerful
The Vulcan 20-20 is being built at the Central Laser Facility (CLF), part of the Science and Technology…
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…
Could the “Hubble Tension” Finally Be Solved? A New Cosmic Map May Hold the Answer
A new study, published on Arxiv, has deepened the cosmic puzzle surrounding the “Hubble tension,” an ongoing debate…
Oxfordshire laser set to be among world’s most powerful
The Vulcan 20-20 is being built at the Central Laser Facility (CLF), part of the Science and Technology…
Where’s the normal matter in our universe?
Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog the whereabouts…
Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures ever found in the Universe
image: A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle),…
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…
What was the loudest sound ever recorded?
Live concerts, fireworks and roaring stadium crowds can reach dangerously high volumes — loud enough to cause permanent…
A 180-Year Assumption About Light Was Just Proven Wrong : ScienceAlert
Scientists have recently discovered an interaction between an electromagnetic wave and its own magnetic component as it passes…
Scientists are turning Earth into a giant detector for hidden forces shaping our Universe
By placing ultra-sensitive quantum spin sensors in orbit, SQUIRE gains orders-of-magnitude improvements in detecting exotic physics signals. This…
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…