11/22/22 Scientific American Quantum particles aren’t spinning. So where does their spin come from? A new proposal seeks to solve the paradox of quantum spin.
11/03/22 Physics Neutrino astronomy enters a new era Using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, researchers have found significant evidence of a cosmic source of high-energy neutrinos.
10/31/22 New York Times ‘Planet killer’ asteroid spotted that poses distant risk to Earth Last year, in the hope of finding asteroids cloaked by excessive sunlight, an international team of astronomers co-opted a camera primarily designed to investigate dark energy.
10/26/22 Quanta Brightest-ever space explosion reveals possible hints of dark matter A recent gamma-ray burst known as the BOAT—“brightest of all time”—appears to have produced a high-energy particle that shouldn’t exist.
The boson that physics almost rejected 07/02/24 Claire Malone Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.
04/23/19 Falsifiability and physics Can a theory that isn’t completely testable still be useful to physics?
04/18/19 What gravitational waves can say about dark matter Scientists think that, under some circumstances, dark matter could generate powerful enough gravitational waves for equipment like LIGO to detect.
04/16/19 A collision of light One of the latest discoveries from the LHC takes the properties of photons beyond what your electrodynamics teacher will tell you in class.
04/11/19 LHCb results add clues to pentaquark mystery A re-examination of a particle discovered in 2015 has scientists debating its true identity.
04/10/19 Astronomers capture first image of a black hole The image reveals the black hole at the center of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster.
04/09/19 All hands on deck Some theorists have taken to designing their own experiments to broaden the search for dark matter.
04/02/19 Considering the whole student Meet three scientists connected by the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-PhD Bridge Program.