physics

Scientists from John Hopkins find a material for quantum computing.

Take the circumstances in your life seriously, but not literally. Here’s why.

A close encounter with cosmologist James Peebles encouraged me in my scientific career.

NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller explains what astronomers actually do, and how can you become one.

Scientists discover the inner workings of an effect that will lead to a new generation of devices.

Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”

So much of the world you know was made possible by Intel founder Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit.

The processes behind our ability to make decisions are complex, but they’re not miracles.

From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.

Recent advances indicate that the idea could work.

Astronomers have recently discovered the most massive neutron star to date, nearly at the theoretical limit for such stars. But it’s only about the size of a small city.

A lifelong fan on why she’s drawn to the magnificent gas giant.

For Black Hole Week, NASA released a mesmerizing animation of what a black hole probably looks like.

Scientists find that bursts of gamma rays may exceed the speed of light and cause time-reversibility.

Japanese physicists devise technology to discover axion dark matter.

A question that’s baffled physicists for nine years has been resolved by the simplest possible answer.

From Newton to today’s scientists, we’re only seeing part of the story unfold.

Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.

In fiction, anyway.

Can we ever be really sure we’ve learned everything about nature?

Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances.

Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.

Erik Verlinde has been compared to Einstein for completely rethinking the nature of gravity.

We still don’t have proof of intelligent life beyond that on Earth.

Though quantum teleportation has been demonstrated, the beam-me-up kind is still fiction.

A mind-bending physics theory may explain why we have one reality instead of many.

Stargazing is a form of time travel.

Stargazing is a form of time travel.

Someday we’ll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner.

If philosophers don’t try to mesh their long-held views with new scientific insights, then we have a problem.