Nobel Prize-Winning Astronomer Says We Will Likely Find Aliens in 30 Years
"I can't believe we are the only living entity in the universe," Didier Queloz said
NASA Visualization Reveals How a Black Hole Warps Its Surroundings
"Simulations and movies like these really help us visualize what Einstein meant when he said that gravity warps the fabric of space and time," the creator of the images said.
Scientists Store and Release Mechanical Waves With No Energy Loss in Study
The development could have implications for a broad range of fields.
Flat Earther Mike Hughes to launch into space on board a homemade rocket
Let's take a look at his rocket to see what potential pitfalls or successes he could have.
Spiral Galaxies Without the Need for Dark Matter?
Of course, more detailed work is needed to verify that the true complexity of the observations can also be modelled successfully.
Alternative to Einstein's Gravity Could Explain How Galaxies Form
Einstein's general theory of relativity beautifully describes the nature of gravity and its effect on large objects in the universe. However, there are alternative explanations.
Scientists Uncover Mysterious High-Radiation Phenomenon in Thunderclouds
Around 30 years ago, researchers first detected gamma-ray emissions inside storms that are now associated with lightning. But what is the nature of the relationship between the two phenomena?
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Backed up by Quantum Physics Experiment
The Uncertainty Principle suggests we can never know all the properties of a particle at the same time.
Rocket Scientist: How We Could Move Earth to save It from Climate Change
There are several ways we could alter Earth's orbit so it is in a spot further away from the Sun.
Large Hadron Collider Reveals Mysterious New Particles
The discovery can help solve key puzzles in the standard model of particle physics.
Scientists Have Reversed Time in a Quantum Computer
To an outside observer, the quantum system appears to go from a complex state to a simple one.
Physics: Invisible Dark Matter May Not Actually Exist
There may be way less dark matter out there than scientists think—and maybe even none at all.
Time Travel is Possible—But There's a Catch
This new model does not require any negative mass exotic material and offers a very simple design.
Scientists Melt Gold at Room Temperature
The normal melting point of gold is 1,947 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stephen Hawking Says Time Travel Could Be Possible
We cannot build a time machine today, but could we in the future?
LHC Scientists Might Have Found a Strange New Particle
If this particle really exists, then it is not just outside the standard model but outside it in a way that nobody anticipated.
This Strange Form of Ice Grows at More than 1,000 MPH
Ice VII does not occur naturally on the Earth's surface, although scientists have been able to produce it in the lab.
World's Fastest Camera Can See Light Moving in Slo-Mo
The camera's abilities could have numerous beneficial applications in a host of fields, ranging from biomedicine to materials science.
Watch: Physicists 'Reverse' a Bubble Popping
Researchers have managed to turn liquid droplets back into bubbles.
Scientists Just Teleported a Quantum Gate
Breakthrough will help with the development of reliable quantum computers.
Dark Energy Might Not Exist After All, Physicist Says
Leading physicist says the statistical chance of dark energy existing is low.
How Primordial Black Holes Formed Just After Big Bang
If correct, the new theory would mean these black holes would all have about the same mass.
Higgs Boson Announcement: Why Decay Observation Matters
Scientists at CERN observed Higgs boson decaying into subatomic particles called bottom quarks.
Great Pyramid of Giza Can Focus Electromagnetic Energy
The results could help scientists to create new nanoparticles that could be used to develop highly efficient solar cells.
Einstein's General Relativity Proven Right (Again)
The theory of general relativity, which describes the nature of gravity, revolutionized science after its publication in 1915.
Google Honors Big Bang Physicist Georges Lemaître
Who is Georges Lemaître and what were his most important ideas?
How a Giant Ice Cube Has Changed Astronomy Forever
The detection of a single neutrino has opened up a whole new branch of astronomy.
General Relativity Proven to Work in 'Extreme Gravity'
The great German physicist published his groundbreaking theory in 1915.
Einstein's 100-year-old Theory Bolstered by Discovery
The theory describes how heat moves through solids.