Physics
Small Asteroids, Bread Flour, and a Dutch Physicist’s 150-year Old Theory
[/caption] No, it's not the Universe Puzzle No. 3; rather, it's an intriguing result from recent work into the strange…
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ESA’s Tough Choice: Dark Matter, Sun Close Flyby, Exoplanets (Pick Two)
Key questions relevant to fundamental physics and cosmology, namely the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter (Euclid);…
Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversals?
[/caption] Why does the Earth's magnetic field 'flip' every million years or so? Whatever the reason, or reasons, the way…
Einstein’s General Relativity Tested Again, Much More Stringently
[/caption] This time it was the gravitational redshift part of General Relativity; and the stringency? An astonishing better-than-one-part-in-100-million! How did…
Universe to WMAP: ΛCDM Rules, OK?
[/caption] The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) science team has finished analyzing seven full years' of data from the little…
What is Schrodinger’s Cat?
Schrodinger's cat is named after Erwin Schrödinger, a physicist from Austria who made substantial contributions to the development of quantum…
Nuclear Fusion Power Closer to Reality Say Two Separate Teams
[/caption] For years, scientists have been trying to replicate the type of nuclear fusion that occurs naturally in stars in…
What is the Boltzmann Constant?
There are actually two Boltzmann constants, the Boltzmann constant and the Stefan-Boltzmann constant; both play key roles in astrophysics ……
Physicists Tie Beam of Light into Knots
[/caption] Imagine taking a beam of light and tying it in knots like a piece of string. Hard to fathom?…
New Pulsar “Clocks” Will Aid Gravitational Wave Detection
This illustration shows a pulsar's magnetic field (blue) creates narrow beams of radiation (magenta). Image credit: NASA How do you…