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Physicists who disproved ‘5th force’ win $3 million ‘Breakthrough’ prize
They’ve used their carefully calibrated torsion balances to disprove a hypothetical force, feel the pull of…
Why is there a normal galaxy sitting at the edge of the Universe?
Aided by a trick of gravity, astronomers have found a normal galaxy. Big deal, right? The…
The EmDrive Just Won’t Die
More than 20 years after its introduction, the EmDrive is still being tested in labs around…
New Hubble Data Suggests There is an Ingredient Missing from Current Dark Matter Theories
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Physicist: The entire universe might be a neural network
We live inside a neural network, he says, not a simulation — “but we might never…
Vintage NASA satellite falls to Earth, meets fiery doom after 56 years in space
RIP, OGO-1 satellite. You’ve had a long trip since 1964. Read more at Space.com…
Repeating fast radio burst woke up again on schedule. Now what? | EarthSky.org
FRB 121102 is one of the few known repeating fast radio bursts, and astronomers are trying…
Did life travel between Earth and Mars? New study supports theory of panspermia
Scientists conducted an experiment onboard the International Space Station that supported the controversial theory of panspermia.…
Solved astronomy mystery after just one year at university
Three first-year students have found a way to detect violent explosions in distant galaxies. Now, one…
Our Planet Protected Us. Earth ‘Bends’ An Asteroid Just 1,830 Miles Out, The Closest Flyby On Record
It’s now the closest known “non-impacting” asteroid to ever fly by our planet. Read more at…
Machine learning enables completely automatic tuning of a quantum device faster than human experts
To optimize operating conditions of large scale semiconductor quantum devices, a large parameter space has to…
How Do You Solve a Moon Mystery? Fire a Laser at It
Researchers have used reflective prisms left on the moon’s surface for decades, but had increasingly seen…
Everything Wrong With Modern Theoretical Physics In One Paper’s Practical Summary
There was once a time when theoretical physicists were prized because they were basically smarter than…
This star is moving so fast it visibly warps spacetime
S62 is moving at eight percent the speed of light — just fast enough to see…
Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star’s dimming
The Hubble Space Telescope may have solved the mystery of why Betelgeuse, a massive bright star,…
Mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ detected closer to Earth than ever before
Most FRBs originate hundreds of millions of light-years away. This one came from inside the Milky…
The Tragic Physics of the Deadly Explosion in Beirut
A blast injury specialist explores the chemistry—and history—of explosions like the one captured in videos that…
Ancient Mars may have been covered in ice, not water, study suggests
As the Perseverance rover heads to Mars to look for signs of ancient life, a new…
To Make Oxygen on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Needs MOXIE
A new tool from the space agency may produce the gas, completing the next step for…