New Type of Dark Energy Could Solve Universe Expansion Mystery
Hints of a previously unknown, primordial form of the substance could explain why the cosmos now seems to be expanding faster than theory predicts
Hints of a previously unknown, primordial form of the substance could explain why the cosmos now seems to be expanding faster than theory predicts
The rare tetraquark is one of dozens of nonelementary particles discovered at the accelerator and could help test theories about the strong nuclear force
High-resolution images suggest the star spewed out so much dust that its brightness dropped by two thirds in 2020
A trove of new detections suggests that the bursts could be the result of at least two separate astrophysical phenomena
Their structures were once controversial. Now researchers have discovered quasicrystals in the aftermath of a 1945 bomb test
Experimental anomalies have sent researchers scrambling to concoct new explanations
A result that has been 20 years in the making could reveal the existence of new particles and upend fundamental physics
The experiment connects three devices with entangled photons, demonstrating a key technique that could enable a future quantum Internet
A laser generates quantum randomness at a rate of 250 trillion bits per second and could lead to devices small enough to fit on a single chip
Cosmologists suggest that an exotic substance called quintessence could be accelerating the Universe’s expansion—but the evidence is still tentative
Astrophysicists now have enough black-hole mergers to map their frequency over the cosmos’s history
Jigsaw-puzzle-shaped seams that hold a notoriously tough insect’s wing cases together could inspire engineers
A compound of hydrogen, carbon and sulfur has broken a symbolic barrier—but its high-pressure conditions make it difficult to analyze
Pictures created from old observations show the void’s stormy evolution over the past decade
A long-awaited map of the big bang’s afterglow fails to settle a debate over how fast the universe is expanding
The ‘quasiparticles’ defy the categories of ordinary particles and herald a potential way to build quantum computers
The detection of particles produced in the sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered
European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds
NASA’s New Horizons mission measures the distances of two stars from the outer reaches of the Solar System
一个联合国precedented signal from unevenly sized objects gives astronomers rare insight into how black holes spin