NASA Data Captured an Unexplained Glow in the Milky Way, Scientists Now Think Dark Matter Is Behind It
Dark matter is estimated to make up about 27% of the universe, yet not a single molecule of…
The Monotony and Solitude of a Quiet Life Stimulates the Creative Mind
Albert Einstein believed that the creative mind requires conditions most people spend their lives trying to escape. In…
Hybrid calculation of hadronic vacuum polarization in muon g − 2 to 0.48%
The muon is a short-lived elementary particle with spin 1/2 and a mass 207 times larger than that of…
A physicist explains what the Kardashev scale gets wrong
In the mid-20th century, while Carl Sagan pioneered the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in the U.S., eminent…
Efficiency-optimized relativistic plasma harmonics for extreme fields
Experimental details The experimental results presented in this paper were obtained using the Gemini laser system. A DPM…
Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why
Familiar materials will act differently at the smallest scales. Notably, diamonds—typically hard and brittle—grow strangely soft at the…
Understanding what technology can (and can’t) do
Quantum computing draws attention because it can potentially solve problems classical computers struggle with, such as molecular simulations…
Euclid Space Warps: help spot galaxies bending spacetime
Science & Exploration 21/04/2026 2822 views 35 likes In brief With the launch of Space Warps, a new…
Physicists think they’ve solved the muon mystery
A new approach Supercomputer simulations reveal the effect of the strong nuclear force on the muon’s magnetism. Credit:…
The Simulation So Accurate It’s Making Astronomers Do Double-Takes
For decades, computer models of galaxy formation have relied on a significant shortcut: preventing the simulated gas inside…
humanity would have to wait 1,000 years to test it
A new scientific paper is adding fresh fuel to one of space science’s most stubborn daydreams, a “warp…
Black holes formed before the Big Bang may still exist today
Researchers have found that black holes formed before the Big Bang could still exist today as surviving relics.…