If research bears the theory out, it'd mean that our galactic neighborhood is very different from the rest of the universe.

Physicist: Our galaxy may be located inside a gigantic bubble

Bubble Babble

A mind-bending new paper suggests that our entire galaxy could be located inside an enormous bubble where matter is much less dense than everywhere else.

Physicist: Our Galaxy May Be Located Inside an Enormous Bubble

We might actually be in a bubble this time. No, really.

Maximal entanglement between black holes would "allow teleportation on the fastest possible timescale."

Scientists are building a quantum teleporter based on black holes

Quantum Teleportation

Physicists think they've figured out how to build quantum circuits that behave like entangled black holes, which would be able to teleport information.

Scientists Are Building a Quantum Teleporter Based on Black Holes

Theoretically, it would turn them into a functional wormhole.

Flaring object in space may be two supermassive black holes colliding

Far Away Physics

A flair in outer space may be a sign of a phenomenon first proposed in 2017: two massive black holes, wrapping around each other on a collision course.

Flaring Object in Space May Be Two Supermassive Black Holes Colliding

We've never witnessed such a cosmic event.

A pulsar and a white dwarf are twirling the spacetime around them.

A brutal 'dead star' is stuck in a whirlpool of warped spacetime

Total Drag

A bizarre binary system comprised of a dead pulsar and a white dwarf is spinning so fast that it's distorting spacetime around it like a whirlpool.

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime

Watch and despair.

"The Electron-Ion Collider will open up a new frontier in nuclear physics..."

DOE: New York will be home to a new particle collider

Smashing News

The U.S. Department of Energy will build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a cutting-edge particle collider, at New York's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

DOE: New York Will Be Home to a New Particle Collider

The cutting-edge device will cost upwards of $2.6 billion to build.

"There are different parallel universes where things are roughly the same, and each one is mathematically on a separate space-time manifold."

Paradox-free time travel possible with many parallel universes

Alternate Timelines

A pair of physicists have come up with a solution to the time travel paradox that requires a very large — but not infinite — number of parallel histories.

Paradox-Free Time Travel Possible With Many Parallel Universes

Would you step through a wormhole to a different timeline to kill Hitler?

"I really think that it shows that if you love what you do it’ll radiate to other people."

Adorable physics prof finally gets his viral moment of fame

Wholesome Physics

A viral video uploaded on Wednesday by college student Erica Church shows her physics professor David Wright jovially pull off some amazing tricks in class.

Adorable Physics Prof Finally Gets His Viral Moment of Fame

Oh, and he's 69 years old.

"This discovery of a possible fifth force [of nature] would completely change our understanding of the universe."

Physicists discover evidence of a new force of nature

Force Finding

Researchers have discovered new evidence of a fifth force of nature, and if confirmed, the work could help us understand dark matter.

Physicists Discover Evidence of a New Force of Nature

This could be the key to understanding dark matter.

Do you prefer your spacetime chunky or smooth?

Satellite mission will investigate whether reality is pixelated

Smooth Spreading

A new mission plans to determine once and for all whether spacetime is a smooth fabric or a chunky mess of discrete units.

Satellite Mission Will Investigate Whether Reality Is Pixelated

They want to probe the fabric of our universe.

Scientists are challenging long-held assumptions about the universe to hunt down dark matter.

New research: antimatter could be portal to "dark universe"

Exhausting Options

A team of physicists attempted a bizarre new way to spot dark matter: using antimatter probes. It hasn't worked yet, but the scientists have some ideas.

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