physics
Rare Antimatter From Distant Space Reaches Earth and Can Help Find Dark Matter, Scientists Discover
Antimatter can travel thousands of light years to Earth, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider found, opening an avenue for detecting dark matter.
Scientists Propose New, Faster Method of Interstellar Space Travel
The new concept for faster travel to other solar systems would see humanity take flight to the stars similar to how birds soar on Earth.
Scientists Propose Mind-Bending Plan to Look for Dark Matter, New Physics Near the Sun
The "SpaceQ" mission proposes sending spacecraft loaded with quantum clocks to explore what strange things are bound to our Sun.
Google Researchers Create Traversable Holographic Wormhole Using Quantum Computer In New Study
The study proves quantum processors can be a key testbed in investigating mysterious cosmic phenomena, scientists say.
Scientists Spot Black Hole Energy Beam as Bright as 1,000 Trillion Suns Pointed at Earth
So-called relativistic jets of energetic particles are stunning, destructive spectacles, and this one was "unprecedented."
Nuclear Fusion Experiment Reveals Unexpected Physics Inside ‘Burning Plasma’
“This is the first burning plasma that we've ever created on the planet, so it's pretty amazing.”
Scientists Simulate Early Universe With Quantum State of Matter In Mind-Bending Lab Experiment
What happened immediately after the Big Bang? Scientists used Bose-Einstein condensate and sound waves to try and find an answer.
Sensors Deep Under Antarctic Ice Located a Source of ‘Ghost Particles’ from Space
Scientists used data from sensors under one mile of ice in the South Pole to to track down one of the biggest mysteries in the universe.
Scientists Invent ‘Quantum Watch’, a Mind-Bending New Way to Measure Time
The quantum watch is "fully quantum mechanical in its nature" and "effectively has no sources of systematic error," scientists say.
Boring Star Is Really a Stripped, Pulsating Core In the Sky, Scientists Say
The star, which at first glance "looks like a typical star in the solar neighborhood, is anything else but normal,” scientists say.
Scientists Conducting Nuclear Fusion Tests Deep Under a Mountain Discover Secrets of First Stars
Scientists working in a subterranean lab in China have accomplished a key reaction that sheds light on mysteries of the first stars in the universe.
Scientists Looked for a 'New Space-Time Structure' Deep Under the South Pole. This Is What They Found
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory under the South Pole probes space-time using "ghost particles," and scientists have just published a study on their work.