Chemical energy, where electrons transition in atoms, powers the reactions we see. But two other types hold more promise than all the rest.
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Ever since the start of the hot Big Bang, time ticks forward as the Universe expands. But could time ever run backward, instead?
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Everything else in the universe is either a particle or field. Dark energy behaves as neither, and it may be a property inherent to space itself.
It could evolve, strengthen, decay, or not be alone. Our known Universe contains matter, radiation, and dark energy. While matter (both normal and dark) and radiation become less dense as […]
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The strongest tests of curved space are only possible around the lowest-mass black holes of all. Their small event horizons are the key.
Forget about the terawatt lasers we're making on Earth. This natural one is thousands of times more powerful than the Sun.
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Aptera expects to begin delivering its solar-powered car later in 2022.
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The theory is accurate within at least one part in a quadrillion.
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The same (former) NASA engineer who previously claimed to violate Newton's laws is now claiming to have made a warp bubble. He didn't.
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As technology advances, the use of laser weapons in space becomes more likely.
A recent study overviews the thinnest X-ray detector ever created.