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Do Faster-than-Light Particles Exist? Tachyons, Black Holes, and the Limits of Faster-Than-Light Physics

Avi Loeb·January 12, 2025

Are there particles that can move faster than light? Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb explores this question and the mysterious role of hypothetical particles known as tachyons.

“We Hit the Jackpot!” Groundbreaking Discovery Reveals Supermassive Black Holes May Be “Challenging the Limits of Physics”

Ryan Whalen·November 21, 2024

New research reveals supermassive black holes, billions of times the mass of the sun, formed much more rapidly than previously believed.

Discovery Challenges Einstein’s General Relativity as Mysterious Acceleration of Universe’s Expansion Suggests Unknown Physics

Micah Hanks·November 18, 2024

An international research team's new calculations of the distortion of time and space presents new challenges to predictions in Einstein's general relativity.

Scientists Defy Conventional Physics By Revealing That a Laser Beam Can Cast a Shadow

Tim McMillan·November 15, 2024

Researchers create a visible shadow using only a laser beam, an achievement that seemingly defies conventional physics.

CERN Physicists Hunting for ‘New Physics’ with the Large Hadron Collider Reveal First Results

Christopher Plain·November 12, 2024

Cern physicists searching for the telltale signs of new physics within the Large Hardon Collider have released their first results.

This Record-Breaking Black Hole Consumes Matter 40x Faster Than Expected. Is it Defying Physics?

Ryan Whalen·November 8, 2024

An ancient black hole near the galactic center is consuming matter at over 40 times the theoretical limit, raising questions over whether this object and its voracious appetite are defying the known laws of physics.

Scientists Studying “Trickster” Asteroid Make a Surprise Discovery Pointing to Elusive Fifth Force in Physics

Ryan Whalen·October 21, 2024

Scientists may have isolated a long sought ‘fifth force’ in physics with the help of data collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission from the mysterious "trickster" asteroid Bennu.

Kids Love Quantum Physics: An Interview with Chris Ferrie

Stephanie Gerk and Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·September 30, 2024

In this bonus episode of the DWR, Steph and Kenna invite quantum physicist and best-selling author Chris Ferrie on the show to speak about how to explain quantum physics to all audiences, where the media gets quantum wrong, and how quantum influences learners of all ages.

New Math Brings Us One Step Closer to Unifying Einstein’s Relativity and Quantum Physics (Updated)

Micah Hanks·September 9, 2024

New mathematics could provide researchers with a framework for a "unified theory" that will allow new methods of resolving several of the universe’s mysteries.

Tiny Black Holes with Appetites Could Help Shed Light on Quantum-Gravitational Physics

Avi Loeb·August 30, 2024

The quantum dance of mini black holes offers potentials for understanding how accretion occurs at the subatomic level.

NASA Scientist Says Patented ‘Exodus Effect’ Propellantless Propulsion Drive that Defies Physics is Ready to go to Space

Christopher Plain·July 19, 2024

The inventor of a propellantless propulsion drive, which he claims uses an unknown force called the 'Exodus Effect,' is ready to go to space.

Einstein Telescope to Usher New Era in Astrophysics with Observations of Gravitational Waves

Micah Hanks·June 14, 2024

The Einstein Telescope, a state-of-the-art new gravitational wave detector, could mark the beginning of a new era in astrophysics.

Warp Drive Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team Says

Micah Hanks·May 15, 2024

A warp drive breakthrough has been unveiled by leading propulsion researchers in in a groundbreaking new study.

NASA Veteran’s Propellantless Propulsion Drive That Physics Says Shouldn’t Work Just Produced Enough Thrust to Overcome Earth’s Gravity

Christopher Plain·April 19, 2024

A veteran NASA scientist says his company has tested a propellantless propulsion drive technology that produced one Earth gravity of thrust.

‘Warp Factory’ Simulator from Physics Think Tank to Aid Creation of Star Trek-Style Warp Drives

Christopher Plain·April 15, 2024

Applied Physics has released its Warp Factory simulator and toolkit designed to help scientists create a Star Trek-style warp drive.

“Previously Unseen” Phenomenon in Liquid Crystal Challenges Conventional Laws of Physics

Micah Hanks·March 13, 2024

A previously unknown principle of motion, observed for the first time within liquid crystal, has been discovered by a team of researchers.

Breaking: Satellite Failure Scuttles First-of-Its-Kind In-Space Test of Physics-Defying Quantum Drive

Christopher Plain·February 12, 2024

The cancellation of the first in-space test of a controversial quantum drive has been announced due to an electrical failure on its host satellite.

Exotic Nitrogen-9 Isotope May Have Been Detected by Researchers in a Potential Physics Breakthrough

Micah Hanks·November 21, 2023

An international team of scientists reports a breakthrough discovery pointing to the existence of a mysterious nitrogen-9 nucleus.

EXCLUSIVE: The ‘Impossible’ Quantum Drive That Defies Known Laws of Physics was Just Launched into Space

Christopher Plain·November 14, 2023

An experimental form of electric propulsion known as the Quantum Drive that seemingly defies the known laws of physics was just launched into space.

Defying Physics: Quasiparticles’ Faster-Than-Light Potential Could Unlock a New Era of Powerful Compact Light Sources

Tim McMillan·October 20, 2023

Quasiparticles, behaving faster than light, promise a revolution in compact light sources, advancing industries and scientific research.

A New Law of Physics Could Point to Evidence We’re Living in a Simulated Universe

Micah Hanks·October 10, 2023

Tantalizing new research explores whether a new law of physics might lend support to the existence of a simulated universe.

Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023

Researchers have upended a long-held tenet of modern physics that says useful work cannot be obtained from random thermal fluctuations, with a little help from the novel properties of graphene.

Impossible Quantum Drive That Defies Known Laws of Physics Scheduled for “Do or Die” October Space Flight

Christopher Plain·July 10, 2023

In October of this year, IVO LTD.'s physics-defying Quantum Drive will launch into low earth orbit, where it will get it first test in the vacuum of space.

New Phase of Matter Revealed in Physics Breakthrough By Scientists Who Engineered a “Frustration Machine”

Micah Hanks·June 17, 2023

A new phase of matter has been discovered by a team of physicists who succeeded in engineering what they call a “frustration machine.”

Breakthrough in Teaching Hard Physics to Neural Networks Reported by Los Alamos Physicists

Micah Hanks·May 15, 2023

Scientists with the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have produced a new method that allows them to introduce hard physics constraints to the structure of neural networks.

Strange Physics State May Help Reveal Link Between Photosynthesis and Fifth State of Matter

Micah Hanks·May 8, 2023

Scientists with the University of Chicago say they have discovered links between photosynthesis and an unusual state that facilitates the flow of energy through materials, according to newly published research.

The Chicago O’Hare UAP Incident: Physics Team’s Analysis Offers a Fresh Look at This Famous 2006 Case

Christopher Plain and Micah Hanks·May 2, 2023

According to a group of physicists, witness descriptions of the famous 2006 Chicago O’Hare UAP incident are suggestive of a form of advanced propulsion that may one day revolutionize space travel.

Physics of the Phenomenon: A New Scientific Perspective on Aerial Mysteries

Micah Hanks·March 6, 2023

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb joins us to discuss a recent paper he and AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick authored on the physics of UAP.

Avi Loeb and the DoD’s Chief UAP Investigator Sean Kirkpatrick Say Solving Aerial Mysteries Requires Known Physics

Micah Hanks·March 6, 2023

In a new paper, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb and AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick say that evaluations of UAP must rely on known physics.

First Law of Thermodynamics Breakthrough Could Upend a Century of Equilibrium Theory in Physics

Micah Hanks·February 27, 2023

Physicists in West Virginia have announced a potential breakthrough that could help upend a longstanding constraint imposed by the first law of thermodynamics.

“Impossible” Physics Breakthrough Achieved By Researchers Studying Mysterious “Ghost Particles”

Micah Hanks·February 7, 2023

Researchers say they have uncovered a new method of studying protons involving beams of mysterious “ghost particles."

Unexpected Discovery Seemingly Defies Long-Held Experimental Law of Physics, Research Team Claims

Micah Hanks·February 1, 2023

A discovery involving variance in friction at different speeds between two different kinds of surfaces seemingly defies an experimental law of physics, according to newly published research.

By Producing Two Entangled Beams of Light, Researchers Have Achieved a Breakthrough in Quantum Physics

Micah Hanks·January 5, 2023

Researchers in Brazil have achieved a quantum breakthrough by succeeding in the creation of a source of illumination that produces two separate entangled beams of light, according to new research.

Physics Thinktank Proposes Method for Detecting Extraterrestrial Spacecraft Using Gravitational Waves

Christopher Plain·December 9, 2022

The research team behind the first physical warp drive has partnered with an associate dean of physics from Carnegie-Mellon University to detect extraterrestrial spacecraft using gravitational waves.

Caught on Tape: A Sticky Study in Electricity Solves an 80-Year-Old Physics Mystery

Micah Hanks·November 11, 2022

New insights into the phenomenon of contact electricity have been revealed by a research team with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation is Challenged by Controversial New Astrophysics Discovery

Micah Hanks·October 28, 2022

New discoveries by a team of astrophysicists are pointing to revelations that could challenge Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.

Faster Than Light Speed? ‘Star Crash’ Produces Cosmic Blast That Seemed to Defy Physics

Micah Hanks·October 13, 2022

A cosmic blast caused by a “star crash” between two neutron stars produced an effect that seemingly defied the laws of physics, according to researchers.

Physicists Prove You Can Make Something out of Nothing by Simulating Cosmic Physics

Christopher Plain·September 19, 2022

A team of physicists has proven a 70-yr old quantum theory that says something can be created out of literally nothing

Infodynamics: Discovery of a New Law of Physics Could Help Scientists Predict Genetic Mutations

Micah Hanks·September 7, 2022

Researchers say a new law of physics could help predict the occurrence of genetic mutations, in a remarkable development in the research field known as infodynamics.

Researchers Untangle “Arrow of Time” Mystery in Groundbreaking New Physics Study

Micah Hanks·August 24, 2022

Researchers are closing in on the mystery of the arrow of time, and how cells and particles could be the source for various phenomena that gives rise to the human concept of time.

We Have Ignition: Remarkable Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Represents a New Physics Milestone

Micah Hanks·August 15, 2022

For the first time, scientists have confirmed a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion involving the first successful instance of ignition.

Consciousness Mystery Could Be Solved By This Compelling New Physics Theory

Micah Hanks·August 12, 2022

A new physics theory proposes novel solutions to a longstanding mystery, which philosophers call the hard problem of consciousness.

This Curvy Quantum Physics Discovery Could Revolutionize Our Understanding of Reality

Christopher Plain·August 3, 2022

A recent discovery in the field of quantum physics by researchers at Purdue University has opened the doorway to a whole new way of looking at our physical reality.

DeepMind Researchers Say Their AI Can Learn Physics With Help From Optical Illusions

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 27, 2022

Researchers with DeepMind have succeeded in teaching an AI system fundamental ideas in physics using videos of optical illusions.

This Magnetic Material Seems to Bend the Laws of Physics by Freezing at Hotter Temperatures

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 25, 2022

A magnetic material seems to freeze and become stronger at warmer temperatures. Physicists believe they may understand why.

Mind-Bending Physics Reveals Electrons Travel in “Lanes” While Moving Along Quantum Wires

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 1, 2022

A new study from the University of Cambridge reveals that electrons can simultaneously possess different energy levels.

An Anomaly Detected Deep Underground Could Point to New Fundamental Physics

Micah Hanks·June 20, 2022

A recent experiment deep below Russia's Caucasus mountains points to the existence of a new elementary particle: the sterile neutrino.

New Cancer-Killing Radiation Therapy Gets an Upgrade from Quantum Physics

Candy Chan·July 15, 2021

Cancer cells die within three days with radiation therapy enhanced by iodine particles, according to new research.

Muon g-2: A New Breakthrough in Physics?

Micah Hanks·April 8, 2021

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Hubble Tension Controversy “Now Turns into a Crisis” as New Discovery Challenges Current Models

Micah Hanks·January 19, 2025

Controversial new findings have reignited the longstanding cosmological quarrel involving what astronomers call the "Hubble tension."