Scientists at Princeton have good news for interstellar travel.

Physicists: Wormholes large enough to travel through are possible

Thinking With Portals

According to some bizarre theoretical physics, the human-traversable wormholes from science fiction should be possible to create.

Physicists: Wormholes Large Enough to Travel Through Are Possible

"These wormholes are the ultimate roller coaster."

NASA's Guide to Near-light-speed Travel

Finally, a kid-friendly primer on special relativity.

Video shows NASA's bizarre guide to near-light-speed travel

Off We Go

NASA recently put out a weird little cartoon that introduces kids to surprisingly complex topics like special relativity and the scale of the universe.

Video Shows NASA’s Bizarre Guide to Near-Light-Speed Travel

It's mind-blowing.

DUNE could give us a whole new understanding of how and why stars die.

This underground experiment will hunt for supernova shrapnel

Explosion Hazard

An upcoming experiment called DUNE hopes to scoop up neutrinos, elusive particles blasted out by supernova explosions, as they sail through Earth.

This Underground Experiment Will Hunt for Supernova Shrapnel

It hopes to scoop up supernova neutrinos as they fly through Earth.

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Like my life after a Breakup, CERN says the Higgs boson is falling apart.

CERN says the Higgs boson did something unexpected

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Physicists observed the Higgs boson decay into a pair of particles called muons. Find out how this further reinforces the Standard Model.

CERN Scientists Say the Higgs Boson Did Something Unusual | Futurism

This is good news for the Standard Model of physics.

CERN Says the Higgs Boson Did Something Unexpected

"Strange metals share remarkable properties with black holes, opening exciting new directions for theoretical physics."

Cornell scientists say "strange metals" are similar to black holes

Unexpected Parallel

Scientists developed a working model for a bizarre state of matter called "strange metals," and discovered that they behave similar to black holes.

Cornell Scientists Say “Strange Metals” Are Similar to Black Holes

"The fact that we call them strange metals should tell you how well we understand them."

Using our best atomic clocks, scientists found the theoretical upper limit of a universal oscillation.

Physicists say this is the smallest unit of time that could exist

Universal Oscillations

If there's a fundamental unit of time at the tiniest scales of the universe, it's too small to measure. But scientists found what its upper limit must be.

Physicists Say This Is the Smallest Unit of Time That Could Exist

Tick, tiick, tiiick, tiiiiiiiii...

"It's just that the jitter of our existence, our thermal energy, is too large for these quantum vacuum fluctuations to affect our motion measurably."

Tiny quantum fluctuations can actually "kick" large objects

Sneak Attack

Scientists at LIGO noticed that minuscule quantum fluctuations actually knocked a large mirror in the observatory out of alignment.

Tiny Quantum Fluctuations Can Actually “Kick” Large Objects

The effect is tiny, but it's a shockingly tangible impact.

"Today's discovery opens another exciting chapter in this scientific book."

The Large Hadron Collider just discovered a brand-new particle

Total Charmer

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider just discovered a new type of subatomic particle that's made entirely of charm quarks.

The Large Hadron Collider Just Discovered a Brand-New Particle

The bizarre new particle is all charm. Get it?

Amplification of twisted sound waves

Scientists proved it experimentally — but they had to substitute the black hole for a spinning disc.

You could generate power by dangling crap into a black hole

Long Overdue

Physicists recently tested and validated the 50-year-old theory that dangling objects into a black hole then releasing them would generate power.

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