"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.

You Could Generate Power by Dangling Crap Into a Black Hole

A 50-year-old theory was finally validated in an experiment.

If you ask physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, building bigger particle colliders is a waste of money and effort.

Physicist pleads: Stop building stupid particle colliders

Impulse Buy

CERN wants a bigger, better particle collider. But with no guarantee for breakthrough discoveries, physicist Sabine Hossenfelder says don't bother.

Physicist Pleads: Stop Building Stupid, Expensive Particle Colliders

Building huge new colliders is a terrible waste of money, a prominent physicist says.

"In order to integrate skyrmions into future devices, science must have an accurate understanding of their formation mechanism."

Bizarre subatomic "quasiparticle" reproduces like a living cell

Life Form

Scientists discovered that a bizarre quasiparticle can reproduce by splitting in two and self-repairing like a biological cell would.

Bizarre Subatomic “Quasiparticle” Reproduces Like a Living Cell

Okay, this is weird. This is very weird.

It's like Galileo dropping things off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, except in distant space.

Collapsed star proves another of Einstein's theories

Starfall

A bizarre star system: a collapsed pulsar and white dwarf binary orbiting a second white dwarf, upheld a major tenet of Einstein's general relativity.

Collapsed Star Proves Another of Einstein’s Theories

It's a celestial retelling of Galileo's famous freefall experiment.

"This result shows the power of galaxy surveys to pin down the amount of dark energy and how it evolved over the last billion years."

Scientists claim the universe is actually flat

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New research into the effects of dark energy suggests that our universe is flat rather than bubble-like. The finding may finally settle the Hubble constant.

Scientists Claim the Universe Is Actually Flat

"We're making really precise measurements now."

Light speed to scale in time and space, it's fast but slow

It makes one think about how remarkable it is scientists are able to pilot Mars rovers.

Planetary scientist's video shows how slow light speed really is

Shifting Perspective

A new animation by JAXA planetary scientist James O'Donoghue shows just how slow the speed of light is on a cosmic scale.

Planetary Scientist’s Video Shows How Slow Light Speed Really Is

Even at the Universe's theoretical speed limit, a trip to Mars seems tedious.

"The successes he claims are, at best, qualitative."

Scientists aren't buying a tech CEO's "theory of everything"

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Tech CEO Stephen Wolfram says he's come up with a theory of everything, but physicists at large aren't convinced by his ideas.

Scientists Aren’t Buying a Tech CEO’s “Theory of Everything”

Stephen Wolfram tried to model the universe. Physicists are unconvinced.

A new study makes such bold claims that even the scientists who made them aren't fully convinced.

The laws of physics may break down at the edge of the universe

Changing Course

New research threatens the idea that the universe expands outward in all directions, suggesting instead that the laws of physics change directionally.

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