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Physicists Just Detected a Very Odd Particle That Isn't a Particle at All
By Paul Sutter published
I'm a particle that really isn't; I vanish before I can even be detected, yet can be seen. I break your understanding of physics but don't overhaul your knowledge. Who am I?

Where Are All the 'Sparticles' That Could Explain What's Wrong with the Universe?
By Paul Sutter published
A recent search for oddball supersymmetric particles, which could explain some of the weirdness of the universe, came up empty-handed.

Physicists Just Solved a 35-Year-Old Mystery Hidden Inside Atomic Cores
By Rafi Letzter published
The quarks inside atoms move slower than the quarks inside free-floating protons and neutrons. But why?

A 'Dragon Aurora' Appeared in the Sky Over Iceland, and NASA Is a Little Confused
By Brandon Specktor published
Why did Maleficent suddenly appear over Iceland?

Hyperfast Shock Waves from a Supernova Heat Atoms to Blazing-Hot Temperatures
By Adam Mann published
Taking the temperature of a star bomb.

Physicists Want to Build an Even More Powerful Atom Smasher at CERN
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The search for the universe's hidden particles continues

Why Physicists Are Hunting the Strangest of the Ghost Particles
By Paul Sutter published
These tiny subatomic particles, showering down from the depths of space, continue to surprise (and annoy) physicists chasing them.

What a Tiny Electron Reveals About the Structure of the Universe
By Alexey Petrov Professor of Physics published
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