SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsA Massive Gravitational Wave Observatory Is Returning to ActionThe LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration will restart with renewed sensitivity this week following a three-year hiatus.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 25, 2023
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsLaser Experiment Could Expose Particles Responsible for Dark MatterThe latest dark matter experiment kicks off this week, as physicists aim to identify the universe's most enigmatic…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 25, 2023Comments (8)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsA Black Hole Star Could Be the Trippiest Object in SpaceThe theorized object warps spacetime like a black hole but still releases light.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (11)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Create the Fattest Schrödinger's Cat EverA recent experiment tested the mass-based boundaries between the quantum and classical realms.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 22, 2023Comments (11)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsNew Map of Dark Matter Validates Einstein's Theory of GravityResearchers can "clearly see features of this invisible world that are hundreds of millions of light-years across."ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (3)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsWeird Boson Measurement May Have Been a Fluke, Large Hadron Collider Data SuggestsDoes the W boson break the Standard Model? Depends on how you measure it.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (4)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Create Photonic Time Crystal That Amplifies LightThe 2D metamaterial could improve laser technologies and wireless communications.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (10)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Recreate Classic 'Double-Slit' Experiment Using Time Instead of SpaceNew research offers an intriguing variation on the famous experiment, which proved light behaves as both a particle…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (22)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsHigh-Speed Photo of Electrical Storm Shows How Lightning Rods WorkThe hair-raising photo is helping scientists understand how the devices compete to attract strikes.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 14, 2023Comments (11)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsWhat to Know About the Much-Hyped New Superconductor DiscoveryA room-temperature superconductor would revolutionize electricity, but this week's big announcement has been met…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 10, 2023Comments (33)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsNew Dark Matter Theory Says a ‘Dark Big Bang’ Created the Hidden UniverseTwo scientists think a double-Big-Bang scenario could explain dark matter and why we haven’t been able to detect it.ByJoseph HowlettPublishedMarch 7, 2023Comments (21)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsScientists Discover Amorphous Ice That's Weirdly Similar to Liquid WaterThe team "shook the ice like crazy" to create a previously unknown form of H2O.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedFebruary 3, 2023Comments (19)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysics12 of the Weirdest X-Plane DesignsBoth bizarre and badass, these experimental planes tested new strategies for flight.ByIsaac SchultzUpdatedJanuary 31, 2023Comments (73)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsAntimatter Could Travel Through Our Galaxy With Ease, Physicists SayCollisions at CERN suggest the enigmatic antimatter particles can persevere in interstellar space.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 15, 2022Comments (1)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsWhat to Know About the DOE's Big Nuclear Fusion AnnouncementPhysicists and Department of Energy officials revealed a breakthrough that could one day lead to zero-carbon energy.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 13, 2022Comments (64)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsHow to Watch Today's Big Announcement About Nuclear Fusion EnergyTuesday at 10 a.m. ET: Be there or be squarely behind on fusion technology breakthroughs.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 12, 2022Comments (28)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsScientists Capture the Spray From a Flushing Toilet in All Its Disgusting GloryTry not to think about this the next time you use a public restroom.ByKevin HurlerPublishedDecember 12, 2022Comments (47)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Say They Made a Mini-Wormhole in the Quantum RealmPesky quantum behaviors are getting us closer to figuring out quantum gravity.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 1, 2022Comments (15)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsQuecto, Ronna: Meet the Newest Metric PrefixesScientists convened in Versailles to determine new terms for the biggest and smallest measurements.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 21, 2022Comments (16)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsAstrophysicists Just Made a New Count of All the Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the UniverseAn analysis has produced the most precise summation to date of the universe’s dark energy and dark matter contents.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 19, 2022Comments (12)