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Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could reshape a major cosmic theory
A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanation that could also reshape what we know about dark matter.
World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature
Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.
Physicists capture rare illusion of an object moving at 99.9% the speed of light
For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect.
Einstein's relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable
Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for Einstein's general relativity may rewrite that rule.
Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scales
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit."
Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present
An artist's illustration of an artificial neural network.
Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it
By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position without violating Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics?
Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference.
