Physics

Excitons Demonstrate Exciting Quantum Mysteries With Potential For Revolutionary Computing Power

Ryan Whalen·January 10, 2025

The unpredictable quantum world just got stranger thanks to Brown University physicists' discovery of unexpected behavior in particles called fractional excitons.

Supercomputer Simulations of Plasma Beams in Electric Propulsion Engines Aims to Revolutionize Space Travel

Christopher Plain·January 8, 2025

Researchers used supercomputer simulations to unlock the secrets of electrons in plasma beams ejected by electric propulsion engines.

Researchers Unlock Fusion Mysteries with Novel Plasma Modeling, Propelling Nuclear Fusion Closer to Reality

Micah Hanks·January 6, 2025

Researchers say recent advancements with inertial confinement fusion bring us one step closer to making accessible nuclear fusion a reality.

Advancement in Quantum Memory Brings Us One Step Closer to Large-Scale Quantum Networks

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·January 5, 2025

Researchers have demonstrated a new method for storing and retrieving quantum information, marking a leap forward for quantum memory.

Turbulent Origins of Twinkling Fast Radio Burst Revealed by MIT Scientists

Ryan Whalen·January 3, 2025

The origin of a sparkling Fast Radio Burst (FRB) has been discovered in a galaxy 200 million light years away through the work of MIT astronomers. 

Physicists Move Closer to Untangling the Quantum Mysteries Behind Our Classical Experience

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·December 31, 2024

Scientists have demonstrated how features of the classical world can emerge from the inherently strange quantum realm.

Major Quantum Teleportation Breakthrough Achieved Using Crowded Internet Cables

Micah Hanks·December 30, 2024

The first successful demonstration of quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable has been achieved, according to groundbreaking new research.

Edison’s Lightbulb and Blackbody Radiation Combine Forces in New Method of Generating “Twisted Light”

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·December 24, 2024

Researchers have devised a novel method of generating "twisted light" using technology similar to Thomas Edison’s lightbulb.

Magnetizing Laser Unveiled by MIT Physicists Could Radically Change Data Storage

Ryan Whalen·December 23, 2024

MIT scientists have developed a groundbreaking magnetizing laser in new research that could have significant ramifications for highly efficient and resilient data storage solutions.

James Webb Space Telescope Spots Monstrous Black Hole Lounging After a Cosmic Feast

Ryan Whalen·December 22, 2024

Even a monstrous black hole needs a break after a cosmic feast, according to new findings by University of Cambridge astronomers. 

Physicists Baffled by Odd Quasiparticle That Seems to Have No Mass—Until It Changes Direction

Micah Hanks·December 16, 2024

Scientists have observed a quasiparticle that exhibits a very odd behavior: it appears to have mass, but only while moving in one direction.

Scientists Say Our Sun Could Release a Deadly ‘Superflare’ At Any Moment

Christopher Plain·December 13, 2024

Scientists warn that our sun eject a massive, potentially deadly burst of solar radiation called a "superflare" any day now.

Researchers Uncover New Class of Magnetism That Could Revolutionize Digital Devices

Tim McMillan·December 12, 2024

Researchers say they've discovered a new class of magnetism called "Altermagnetism," which could revolutionize digital devices.

James Webb Space Telescope Confirms Controversial ‘Hubble Tension’ in Most Extensive Study of Universal Expansion

Christopher Plain·December 9, 2024

A Nobel Prize winning scientist using the James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the controversial Hubble Tension.

Astrophotographer Captures Mysterious Blue Flash During Avalanche

Christopher Plain·December 4, 2024

A Chinese astrophotographer says his camera captured a mysterious blue flash of light during an avalanche on Mount Xiannairi in Sichuan

This New Quantum Battery doesn’t Need An External Field to Charge

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·December 2, 2024

Researchers have unveiled 'quantum batteries' that are far more compact, efficient, and faster-charging than conventional batteries.

Elusive Cosmic-Ray Electron Detections Reveal Mysterious Source Close to Our Solar System

Micah Hanks·November 26, 2024

New insights into the origins of high-energy cosmic-ray electrons point to a mysterious source close to our solar system.

China Just Activated the Most Powerful Advanced Hypergravity Machine Ever Built. Here’s What That Could Mean.

Micah Hanks·November 26, 2024

A new facility containing what has been described as “the world’s most advanced hypergravity machine” has just begun operation, according to Chinese state media.

“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.

James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Bizarre ‘Einstein Zigzag’ Produced by First Known Double Gravitational Lens

Micah Hanks·November 20, 2024

The discovery of the first known double gravitational lens has been made with help from observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Department of Energy Study Directly Refutes Alternate Theories of Gravity, Affirms Einstein

Christopher Plain·November 20, 2024

DOE study scanning over 6 million galaxies and quasars offers support for general relativity while refuting alternate theories of gravity.

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.

Neutron Star Collision Leads to the Smallest Black Hole Ever Recorded

Ryan Whalen·November 16, 2024

Astrophysicists observing the collision of two neutron stars have detected the smallest black hole ever observed.

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.

Quest for Fabled ‘Island of Stability’ Sends Physicists on a Hunt for Mysterious Double Magic Nuclei

Ryan Whalen·November 15, 2024

Exploration of “double magic nuclei” is advancing nuclear physics and materials science through physicist's understanding of nuclear bonds.

Breakthrough in Photonic Time Crystals: New Material Design Could Revolutionize Light Control and Amplification

Tim McMillan·November 13, 2024

A recent breakthrough in the development of photonic time crystals could dramatically alter how we manipulate and amplify light. 

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.

Physicist Discovers Strange ‘Hidden’ Effect of Einstein’s Relativity Theory Long Overlooked by Science

Micah Hanks·November 9, 2024

New research has unveiled a previously unacknowledged effect of Einstein’s relativity theory similar to time dialtion and length contraction.

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. 

New Research May Vindicate Einstein’s Theoretical Prediction of Massless Gravitons

Avi Loeb·November 4, 2024

New research sets the most stringent limit yet on the mass of the graviton, suggesting it may indeed be massless as predicted by Einstein's theory of gravity.

Black Holes and Dark Energy May be Connected, as Potential Link Emerges Between Two Cosmic Mysteries

Ryan Whalen·October 30, 2024

New research proposes a profound connection between two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: black holes and dark energy.

Scientists Have Discovered a New Way to Create Superheavy Elements

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·October 30, 2024

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they have discovered a new way to create superheavy elements.

“The Wormhole Dilemma: Could Advanced Civilizations Use Time Travel to Rewrite History?

Avi Loeb·October 27, 2024

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb looks at whether wormhole technologies could allow time travel, and if so, what the implications might be for history.

Department of Energy Scientists Capture Imagery of Perplexing Object That Evades Easy Description

Micah Hanks·October 24, 2024

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy say an object once predicted only in theory has now been captured in 3D X-ray images.

Lightning Strikes May Release Deadly, High-Energy ‘Killer Electrons’ That Can Fry Electronics and Humans

Christopher Plain·October 12, 2024

Scientists say lightning strikes may be releasing deadly high-energy "killer electrons" that can fry electronics and humans alike.

Cold War Spy Technology Captures Radioactive Lightning Storms

Ryan Whalen·October 10, 2024

Two symbols of the Cold War, nuclear explosions and U2 spy planes combine in new storm research investigating "radioactive lightning." 

Mysterious Dark Energy May Solve Two Cosmic Mysteries, Say MIT Scientists

Ryan Whalen·September 20, 2024

MIT scientists say that dark energy could be the missing factor that explains some of the most perplexing phenomena in the universe.

Astronomers Detect Massive 23 Million Light-Year Wide Megastructure, Revealing Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen

Micah Hanks·September 18, 2024

In a breakthrough discovery, astronomers report the detection of the largest pair of black hole jets ever observed, which span an incredible distance of 23 million light years.

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.

Scientists Demonstrate Key Technologies Behind Holy Grail of Timekeeping: The World’s First Nuclear Clock

Christopher Plain·September 5, 2024

A team of scientists have successfully demonstrated all of the technologies required to build the world's first nuclear clock.

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.

Is Dark Matter Made of Primordial Black Holes?

Avi Loeb·August 20, 2024

New research is placing dynamical constraints on primordial black holes (PBHs) as a potential dark matter candidate.

Researchers Discover “Unexpected” New States of Matter in Observations of Odd Electron Phenomena

Micah Hanks·August 20, 2024

Unexpected new states of matter that challenge existing theories have been revealed in recent investigations by Georgia researchers.

NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Aims to Unlock Cosmic Mysteries with Quantum Experiments in Space

Ryan Whalen·August 20, 2024

The Cold Atom Lab (CAL) is a groundbreaking research setup that introduces a new frontier of quantum science to the International Space Station (ISS).

DARPA-Funded Laser Research Program May Lead to New Atomic Clock Breakthrough

Ryan Whalen·August 16, 2024

New laser research by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is paving the way toward developing the most accurate atomic clock ever constructed.

James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Evidence That Could Finally Resolve Cosmology’s Most Contentious Debate

Micah Hanks·August 14, 2024

New data from the James Webb Space Telescope have renewed debate over the Hubble Tension, one of the most controversial issues in astrophysics.

Researchers Finally Know Why the Sun’s Corona is Massively Hotter than its Surface

Ryan Whalen·August 13, 2024

The longstanding mystery of why the Sun's corona is several times hotter than its surface may have finally been solved.

Can Black Holes Be Made from Light? Scientists Say No, but Gravity Suggests Otherwise.

Avi Loeb·August 13, 2024

Can a black hole be made from light? A recent paper says no, but there was a crucial factor omitted from their calculations.

Department of Energy Neutrino Breakthrough Using Prototype Detector Moves Scientists Closer to Solving a Cosmic Mystery

Micah Hanks·August 12, 2024

Scientists with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) have successfully detected the first neutrinos using a novel prototype particle detector.

CERN Experiment Achieves Groundbreaking First Observations of High-Energy Neutrino Interactions in a Particle Collider

Micah Hanks·August 12, 2024

High-energy neutrino interactions have been observed within a particle collider for the first time, according to findings detailed in a new study that marks an important new milestone in particle physics.