Physics

CERN Declares War On The Standard Model

Researchers at the LHC beauty experiment (part of CERN) announced new test results that hint at the existence of new…

8 years ago

Watch Stars Orbit The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Watch several dozen stars in the center of our galaxy circle a massive, black "nothing."

8 years ago

Large Hadron Collider Discovers 5 New Gluelike Particles

Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment (LHCb) have announced the discovery of five new particles, which could shed…

8 years ago

The Universe Has A Lithium Problem

The Big Bang Theory predicts three times as much lithium as observed. Where are the scientists hiding our lithium?

8 years ago

Harvard Physicist Creates Metallic Hydrogen Using Diamond Vise

According to a study by two Harvard researchers, they have succeeded in creating metallic hydrogen for the first time in…

8 years ago

What is the Alcubierre “Warp” Drive?

In 1994, Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a way to travel faster than light without violating the laws of relativity,…

8 years ago

Who was Max Planck?

Max Planck was one of the most renowned physicists of his time, and is considered one of the greatest minds…

8 years ago

What is the CERN Particle Accelerator?

Located beneath the border between France and Switzerland is the CERN Particle Accelerator, the largest instrument of its kind in…

8 years ago

New Theory of Gravity Does Away With Need for Dark Matter

Dark matter? Who needs it?! Gravity may be something else altogether.

8 years ago

Detector With Real-time Alert Capability Waits Patiently For Supernova Neutrinos

Researchers at the Super-Kamiokande Observatory hope to be able to learn more about the elusive neutrino particle, thanks to a…

8 years ago