physics
Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.
Astronomers find a third type of supernova and explain a mystery from 1054 AD.
A new study proposes that Hawking radiation could be used to find dark matter in places like primordial black holes.
An analysis of the gravitational wave data from black hole mergers show that the event horizon area, and entropy, always increases.
Researchers discovered a galactic wind from a supermassive black hole that sheds light on the evolution of galaxies.
Asking science to determine what happened before time began is like asking, “Who were you before you were born?”
Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza?
Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.
Can one equation unite all of physics?
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Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
A new AI-generated map of dark matter shows previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies.
The eclipse season is starting with a bang.
A thought experiment from 1867 leads scientists to design a groundbreaking information engine.
New studies stretch the boundaries of physics, achieving quantum entanglement in larger systems.
A study looks at how to use nuclear detonations to prevent asteroids from hitting Earth.
The EmDrive turns out to be the “um…” drive after all, as a new study dubs any previous encouraging EmDrive results “false positives.”
We’re cautiously optimistic about our new findings.
Researchers propose a new method that could definitively prove the existence of dark matter.
Can spacekime help us make headway on some of the most pernicious inconsistencies in physics?
Democritus also did not believe in free will but was still known as the “laughing philosopher.”
Results from an experiment using the Large Hadron Collider challenges the accepted model of physics.
75 years after Erwin Schrödinger’s prescient description of something like DNA, we still don’t know the “laws of life.”
Two new studies examine ways we could engineer human wormhole travel.
Some scientists believe the lightning-produced frequencies may be connected to our brain waves, meditation, and hypnosis.
Here’s what Einstein meant when he spoke of cosmic dice and the “secrets of the Ancient One”.
NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller is coming back to Big Think’s studio soon to answer YOUR questions! Here’s all you need to know to submit your science-related inquiries.
The controversy over the universe’s expansion rate continues with a new, faster estimate.
A reversal in Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered climate catastrophes and mass extinctions. Can the field flip again?
How long should one wait until an idea like string theory, seductive as it may be, is deemed unrealistic?