Mystery objects in the early universe may be black hole stars
Not everything in the universe is what it seems. Some things, like tiny red objects captured by NASA’s…
What are the ‘magic numbers’ in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful?
Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic…
Unprecedented ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Fifth Ghost Image and a Dark Matter Surprise
When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a rare glimpse…
New radio halo discovered with MeerKAT
Chandra X-ray image of SPT-CLJ2337−5942 in the 0.5 – 2.0 keV band, smoothed to 12 arcsec. The Gaussian…
Mysterious “Universe Breaker” Red Dots Could Be Black Holes in Disguise
Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the…
Single device amplifies signals while shielding qubits from unwanted noise
Optical micrograph of the traveling-wave parametric amplifier and converter chip. The periodic square structures along the central transmission…
This Giant Subterranean Neutrino Detector Is Taking On the Mysteries of Physics
Located 700 meters underground near the city of Jiangmen in southern China, a giant sphere—35 meters in diameter…
Scientists just built a detector that could finally catch dark matter
About 80 percent of the universe’s mass is thought to consist of dark matter. And yet, little is…
There’s a 90% Chance We’ll See a Black Hole Explode in The Next 10 Years, Study Says : ScienceAlert
There could be a 90 percent chance that in the next decade, astronomers will spot a deep space…
Tying theory to practice when searching for dark energy
Scale of dark energy effecting surrounding stars. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab / Michael…
Top quarks embrace in quasi-bound toponium – Physics World
Top quarks embrace in quasi-bound toponium – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World…
How Humanity Amplified Life’s Quest for Energy
Over the past few thousand years, humans have concocted ways to harvest ever more energy, whether from food…