Physics

Disturbance in the Force – A Spatially Varying Fine Structure Constant

[/caption] In order for astronomers to explore the outer reaches of our universe, they rely upon the assumption that the…

14 years ago

Scientists Say They Can Now Test String Theory

The idea of the “Theory of Everything” is enticing – that we could somehow explain all that is. String theory…

14 years ago

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Strange Stars

[/caption] Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. If you cram them together and heat them up you get…

14 years ago

Cosmologists Provide Closest Measure of Elusive Neutrino

[/caption] Cosmologists – and not particle physicists -- could be the ones who finally measure the mass of the elusive…

14 years ago

Magnetic Fields in Inter-cluster Space: Measured at Last

[/caption] The strength of the magnetic fields here on Earth, on the Sun, in inter-planetary space, on stars in our…

15 years ago

Andromeda’s Double Nucleus – Explained at Last?

In 1993, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a close-up of the nucleus of the Andromeda galaxy, M31, and found that…

15 years ago

LHC Sets Record for Particle Collisions, Marks “New Territory” in Physics

Physicists at the CERN research center collided sub-atomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider on Tuesday at the highest speeds…

15 years ago

Watch History Live from the Large Hadron Collider

[/caption] CERN announced that on March 30 they will attempt to circulate beams in the Large Hadron Collider at 3.5…

15 years ago

This is Getting Boring: General Relativity Passes Yet another Big Test!

[/caption] Published in 1915, Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR) passed its first big test just a few years later,…

15 years ago

World-wide Campaign Sheds New Light on Nature’s “LHC”

[/caption] In a manner somewhat like the formation of an alliance to defeat Darth Vader's Death Star, more than a…

15 years ago