physics
A new experiment shows that two observers can experience divergent realities (if they go subatomic).
There are places in our solar system where you can fly.
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Artistic depictions of the atom have deceived us all.
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Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?
Three scientists publish a paper proving that Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth.
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The coin depicts a black hole and one of the late physicist’s most important formulas.
Over 100 new pages of Einstein’s writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
Why is math the universal language? NASA’s Michelle Thaller solves that one.
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A parlor-trick mystery explained at last.
A primer on the infinite of knowledge waiting to be learned.
Number of proton-neutron pairs determine how fast the particles move, results suggest.
The present? Blink and you’ll miss it. And other musings on time.
Some books had a profound influence on Einstein’s thinking and theories.
Feel like traveling to another dimension? Better choose your black hole wisely.
FOIA release sheds light on the DOD’s own struggle to understand UFOs.
Cosmologists propose a groundbreaking model of the universe using string theory.
Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? And does it really even matter?
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
Einstein’s God is infinitely superior but impersonal and intangible, subtle but not malicious. He is also firmly determinist.
In theory, we could use high-energy lasers to make our own artificial black holes, potentially capturing the enormous energy they emit.
It’s possible that the Higgs boson is connected to a bizarre doomsday scenario for the universe.
Eight-dimensional octonions may hold the clues to solve fundamental mysteries.