Not everything we knew about the universe is wrong. But not not everything. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) ...

"The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time ...

Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin spent nearly a year in “utter bewilderment” after arriving at the Harvard College ...

Nuclear astrophysics is the study of nuclear-level processes that occur naturally in space. Notably, this includes understanding the chain of fusion events, or nucleosynthesis, that occurs in ...

Argonne researchers used the lab’s Aurora exascale supercomputer to perform large-scale simulations of the universe, ...

Previously, “both physicists and neuroscientists have largely dismissed the relevance of standard quantum mechanics to neuronal processes, as quantum effects are thought to disappear at the large ...

Water towers are everywhere, and while they might not seem to be doing much, when was the last time you turned on a faucet in ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's ...

Professor Claudia Ratti explains about quarks and gluons, including the so-called Quark-Gluon Plasma, plus Quantum ...

The relationship between quantum mechanics and classical physics has baffled scientists for decades. In the quantum world, particles can exist in multiple states at once—a phenomenon known as ...

We tied 7th in the UK for the quality of our Physics research environment, with 75% considered to be conducive to producing research of world-leading quality and enabling outstanding impact, in terms ...

The Bulldogs play the Badgers in the league semifinals Friday at Amsoil Arena. UMD is seeking its first WCHA Final Faceoff win since 2017. Nina Jobst-Smith (28) of Minnesota Duluth skates with the ...