Physics

Physicists precisely measure a key process in the birth of gold and platinum for the first time

Physicists precisely measure a key process in the birth of gold and platinum for the first time

The universe is “humming” with gravitational waves: Catalog of cosmic collisions doubles

The universe is “humming” with gravitational waves: Catalog of cosmic collisions doubles

Scientists create ultra-heat-resistant ceramic for engines: Survives above 2000 °c

Scientists create ultra-heat-resistant ceramic for engines: Survives above 2000 °c

Physicists create a model of “ideal” glass that behaves like a crystal

Physicists create a model of “ideal” glass that behaves like a crystal

Physicists in Vienna propose a new route toward unifying quantum mechanics and gravity

Physicists in Vienna propose a new route toward unifying quantum mechanics and gravity

Astronomers discover a “ghost galaxy”: It is almost entirely made of dark matter

Astronomers discover a “ghost galaxy”: It is almost entirely made of dark matter

The Milky Way may be hiding a major secret at its core: A supermagnetic dead star

The Milky Way may be hiding a major secret at its core: A supermagnetic dead star

A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: Here is the plan

A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: Here is the plan

Physicists create “time crystals” using styrofoam and speakers for the first time

Physicists create “time crystals” using styrofoam and speakers for the first time

What happens to a spacecraft in the final moments of its “life”? Why ESA is launching the Draco mission

What happens to a spacecraft in the final moments of its “life”? Why ESA is launching the Draco mission

Convincing evidence for the existence of wandering black holes found for the first time

Convincing evidence for the existence of wandering black holes found for the first time

Black hole found defying conventional growth laws

Black hole found defying conventional growth laws

Scientists have shown for the first time that solar flares are triggered by an avalanche mechanism

Scientists have shown for the first time that solar flares are triggered by an avalanche mechanism

Scientists have applied quantum “alchemy” for the first time: Excitons reprogram materials

Scientists have applied quantum “alchemy” for the first time: Excitons reprogram materials

Astronomers prepare to record the first video of a black hole

Astronomers prepare to record the first video of a black hole

NASA funds development of technologies for the “Super-Hubble” life-hunting telescope

NASA funds development of technologies for the “Super-Hubble” life-hunting telescope

How did life arise on Earth? New experiments support the RNA world hypothesis

How did life arise on Earth? New experiments support the RNA world hypothesis

How can we detect life without knowing what it looks like? Machine learning offers a new approach

How can we detect life without knowing what it looks like? Machine learning offers a new approach

Black holes act like cosmic swings new discovery by astronomers

Black holes act like cosmic swings new discovery by astronomers

Physicists discover a new superfluid phase of matter with “built-in” exceptional points

Physicists discover a new superfluid phase of matter with “built-in” exceptional points

Why birds are not electrocuted on power lines: The physics behind the phenomenon

Why birds are not electrocuted on power lines: The physics behind the phenomenon

What dying stars reveal about axions as candidates for dark matter

What dying stars reveal about axions as candidates for dark matter

How we know what the Milky Way looks like

How we know what the Milky Way looks like

Major breakthroughs in black hole research in 2025

Major breakthroughs in black hole research in 2025

Breakthrough in understanding black holes: The most detailed simulations of matter accretion released

Breakthrough in understanding black holes: The most detailed simulations of matter accretion released

The Universe may be asymmetric: A new anomaly challenges standard cosmology

The Universe may be asymmetric: A new anomaly challenges standard cosmology

Planet-eating stars: How dying suns swallow their worlds — and the future that eventually awaits Earth

Planet-eating stars: How dying suns swallow their worlds — and the future that eventually awaits Earth

Delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment: How it forced us to rethink reality

Delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment: How it forced us to rethink reality

Earth is not unique: There may be many rocky planets like ours in the Universe

Earth is not unique: There may be many rocky planets like ours in the Universe

Einstein is right again: Astronomers discover a black hole that “drags” spacetime along with it

Einstein is right again: Astronomers discover a black hole that “drags” spacetime along with it