Laser pulses reveal ‘rugby ball’ shape of Universe’s heaviest atoms
Some of the heaviest atoms in the universe barely exist long enough to be studied, but scientists have…
Physicists uncover quantum states that govern muon-catalyzed fusion
Muon-catalyzed fusion is one of those strange concepts that’s been promising enough to keep researchers interested, but stubbornly…
Half of the Universe’s Ordinary Matter Was Missing, Astronomers Say They’ve Found It in Vast Hydrogen Clouds
Ordinary matter, the atoms that make up stars, planets, and living beings, represents only about 15% of the…
Scientists Unveil the Universe’s Largest 3D Map, Offering Unprecedented Insights into Dark Energy and Cosmic Expansion
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe ever created,…
Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe
A recent cosmological model combines two of the most eccentric ideas in contemporary physics to explain the nature…
Quantum experiment reaches 99.9% accuracy with 17,000 atom pairs
Researchers report that more than 17,000 pairs of atoms can carry out a quantum swap with 99.91% accuracy…
Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe
Almost a century ago, famed astronomer Edwin Hubble determined that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.…
Over 150 mergers reveal three different black hole origin stories
For years, astronomers treated merging black holes as if they all came from the same cosmic assembly line.…
See and hear galaxies evolve from the dawn of the universe
The most realistic picture yet of how galaxies formed and then evolved from the beginning of time has…
Dancing Jets from Black Hole Unleash Unimaginable Power Equivalent to 10,000 Suns in a Single Burst
Scientists have finally measured the astonishing power of jets launched by black holes. These jets, capable of ejecting…