A Radical New Theory Has Scientists Rethinking the Origins of the Universe
A new theory for the origin of the universe proposed by scholars at the University of Padua, University…
An Entire Hidden Layer of Reality May Be Lurking Just Below the Standard Model of Physics
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Record-Setting Dark Matter Detector Comes Up Empty—and That’s Good News
WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) are one of the most serious contenders for dark matter—the “missing” mass supposedly…
ATLAS enters a new era of jet flavour tagging – powered by AI
Modern AI techniques are unlocking new ways to analyse particle collisions, and ATLAS is embracing the possibilities. The…
Scientists to hunt dark matter with new physics
Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature…
ATLAS takes a breath of oxygen
The ATLAS Experiment at CERN dives into uncharted waters, recording its first-ever collisions of oxygen and neon ions.…
Superconducting magnets have the power to catch cosmic ripples
Gravitational wave detectors, such as LIGO, have revolutionized astronomy, but only within a narrow frequency range. Now, physicists…
A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars
On April 15th, at 8pm local time, the Vera Rubin Observatory recorded its very first photons of starlight.…
Dark matter discovery: Dark matter mystery Why there is no light yet after decades of search
In 1933, Swiss astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky was observing the Coma Cluster — a massive congregation of galaxies about…
A Massive Particle Blasted Through Earth and Scientists Think It Might Be The First Detection of Dark Matter
Credit: ZME Science/SORA. In February 2023, an underwater telescope called KM3NeT, anchored several miles beneath the Mediterranean Sea,…