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Physicists across the globe are on a quest for a particle that makes up nearly 85 percent of…

A tall glass of ice water isn’t just a thirst quencher; it’s also an everyday example of coexisting…

Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled…

When a star dies, a black hole is born. This has been the textbook origin story for most…

The ordinary graphite in pencil lead is proving to be surprisingly multifaceted at the microscale. In a study…

A supermassive black hole lies at the heart of every galaxy, including the Milky Way. When a black…

Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way…

When fundamental particles are heavier or lighter than expected, physicists’ understanding of the universe can tip into the…

The electrons that power our society flow left and right through the circuitry in our electronics, back and…

Particle accelerators reveal the heart of nuclear matter by smashing together atoms at close to the speed of…

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it:…

Superconductors are like the express trains in a metro system. Any electricity that “boards” a superconducting material can…