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…
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…
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 We Live in the Matrix? Physicists Finally Have Answer
You can stop looking for glitches in the Matrix—it’s finally been proven that our universe is not merely…
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…
Behold Helios, the Most Powerful Quantum Computer on the Planet
Computing firm Quantinuum has provided the hardware for many outstanding feats in quantum computing over the past few…
physicist and director-general of CERN
When Herwig Schopper arrived in Ithaca, upstate New York, one Saturday in 1960 to spend a year working…
A Fundamental ‘Constant’ of the Universe May Not Be Constant At All, Study Finds
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that took a bite out of life,…