Physics
Optical Rocket Boosts Electrons to Nearly the Speed of Light
In a new experiment, a team of researchers used laser pulses to accelerate photons to near the speed of light,…
The Coldest Place in Space Has Been Created. Next Challenge, Coldest Place in the Universe
The Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), which was installed aboard the ISS this past May, just reached a milestone by creating…
The Pressure Inside Every Proton is 10x That Inside Neutron Stars
According to a new study from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the pressure at the center of a proton…
Here’s Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About the Big Bang
Stephen Hawking's final theory, which was recently published, offers an new take on the Big Bang Theory that could revolutionize…
Every Time Lightning Strikes, Matter-Antimatter Annihilation Happens too
A new study from a team of Japanese researchers has shown that matter-antimatter annihilations happen as a result of lightning…
Hallelujah, It’s Raining Diamonds! Just like the Insides of Uranus and Neptune.
A new experiment conducted by an international team of scientists has recreated the "diamond rains" thought to exist inside Uranus…
Experiment Detects Mysterious Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering For the First Time
The COHERENT experiment, an international collaboration, made the first-ever detection of neutrinos bumping into the nucleus of other atoms
Physicists Take Big Step Towards Quantum Computing and Encryption with new Experiment
An team of German researchers recently conducted an experiment that has once again proven that quantum entanglement is possible
This is the Strangest Idea Ever for a Spacecraft Propulsion System: Ferrofluids
A new study from Michigan Tech presents a new concept for small satellite propulsion, one which relies on magnetically-activated fluids…
We’re One Step Closer to Knowing Why There’s More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe
The T2K experiment just released its first batch of data, which could help answer why there is an apparent imbalance…