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Distorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes do
By Stephanie Pappas published
Researchers have used a special crystal to bend the trajectory of light like a black hole would, a phenomenon known as 'pseudogravity.'
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China is building the world's largest underwater telescope to hunt for elusive 'ghost particles'
By Ben Turner published
China's forthcoming Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) will search for the origins of cosmic rays in momentary flashes of light beneath the ocean's surface.
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Elusive Planet Nine could be an alternative form of gravity masquerading as a planet, study claims
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers suggest that an alternative concept of gravity, known as modified Newtonian dynamics, could explain orbital inconsistencies that have previously pointed to the existence of a ninth planet in the solar system.
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ESA scientists finally resolve glitch that caused Euclid spacecraft to 'doodle' through space
By Robert Lea published
The European Space Agency's dark energy and dark matter spacecraft has once again found its guiding stars and is preparing for full "science mode."
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What is an attosecond — and why did this year's Nobel Prize in physics depend upon them?
By Aaron W. Harrison published
A billion billion attoseconds just passed while you read this. Why is such a tiny timeframe crucial to this year's Nobel physics prize winners?
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Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present
By Live Science Staff last updated
Here's a look at all winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, including Steven Chu, Aage Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi.
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to three scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
By Ben Turner published
The trio devised methods for creating the tiniest slices of light.
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Major CERN experiment proves antigravity doesn't exist — at least when it comes to antimatter
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New research showing that elusive antimatter falls downward toward the Earth proves Albert Einstein right yet again.
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