Astronomers may have found the first stars that formed after the Big Bang
Credit: Neale LaSalle from Pexels For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of…
AC instead of DC unlocks nano-LEDs for VR headsets and near-eye displays
Optical and scanning electron microscope images of a nano-LED device that uses AC power instead of DC power,…
We could use neutrino detectors as giant particle colliders
The IceCube building in Antartica. Credit: Cmichel67/Wikimedia Commons There is a limit to how big we can build…
Modeling black holes is easier with a flicker of light
A sequence of snapshots simulating the rotating Hayward black hole. Credit: Science China Press/Guo, et al A few…
Physicists reveal surprising insights from taxi drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxi drivers who slow down when searching for passengers are not only more efficient…
Physicist discusses the Higgs boson and whether it might change the fate of the universe
The CMS detector is one of the two large-scale experiments happening at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) headquartered…
Scientists recreate cosmic ‘fireballs’ to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
The Fireball experiment installed in the HiRadMat irradiation area. Credit: Gianluca Gregori An international team of scientists, led…
Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar
Graphical abstract. Credit: Matter (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102496 Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the…
Pixelized galaxy cluster strong lens modeling improves precision of Hubble constant measurement
A strongly lensed supernova: SN Encore in galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Justin Pierel,…
Dark matter does not defy gravity, study suggests
Map of the distribution of galaxies observed by the DESI collaboration, from which it is possible to accurately…