Mississippi State physicist creates neutron star reaction in the lab
For years, physicists have wondered whether one unstable form of copper might act like a traffic jam inside…
Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails
If you take everything we know of and can directly observe in the Universe — stars, stellar remnants,…
Incoherent dielectric tensor tomography for quantitative three-dimensional measurement of biaxial anisotropy
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Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe
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Behold, the Solar System in All its X-ray Glory
The Universe looks mighty impressive when visualized with X-ray instruments. More importantly, X-ray images provide vital scientific insights…
Transverse optical torque observed at the nanoscale
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Black Holes from Before Big Bang Could Still Exist Today as ‘Cosmic Fossils’
New research by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga from the University of Portsmouth and the Institute of Space Sciences in…
Japanese researchers among winners of physics prize
An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely…
Black hole jets pack the power of 10,000 Suns, study confirms
Black holes do not just swallow matter. They can also fire out powerful jets that shape the space…
Strong ultrafast nonlinear optical response from megaelectronvolt electrons in semiconductors
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