Physics

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates…

A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…

Cao, Y. et al. Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene superlattices. Nature 556, 43–50 (2018). Article CAS PubMed Google…

A team of astronomers have presented the first polarimetric observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, finding that it has…

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our…

If there’s one law of physics that seems easy to grasp, it’s the second law of thermodynamics: Heat…

Mg₃Cl₇, synthesized in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell under high pressure and temperature, was identified as a polar…

Doiron-Leyraud, N. et al. Correlation between linear resistivity and Tc in the Bechgaard salts and the pnictide superconductor…

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has a data scale problem. There are just too many places to…

Jaeger, H. & Haas, H. Harnessing nonlinearity: predicting chaotic systems and saving energy in wireless communication. Science 304…

Data from dark-energy observatories indicate universe may ‘end in a big crunch’ at 33 billion years old