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Physics

Black Hole Singularities Are as Inescapable as Expected

For the first time, physicists have calculated exactly what kind of singularity lies at the center of a realistic black hole.

December 13, 2019

Is the Law of Conservation of Energy Cancelled?

Maybe energy can be created and destroyed, or maybe the notion doesn’t quite make sense.

December 9, 2019

What Shape Is the Universe? A New Study Suggests We’ve Got It All Wrong

When researchers reanalyzed the gold-standard data set of the early universe, they concluded that the cosmos must be “closed,” or curled up like a ball. Most others remain unconvinced.

November 7, 2019

The Most-Magnetic Objects in the Universe Attract New Controversy

How do magnetars get so magnetic? A study of stellar explosions shows that the long-accepted theory might be wrong.

November 1, 2019

Physicists Finally Nail the Proton’s Size, and Hope Dies

A new measurement appears to have eliminated an anomaly that had captivated physicists for nearly a decade.

September 12, 2019

Beyond the Horizon of the Universe

Want to see evidence of other universes? Just look up.

September 6, 2019

Strange Metal-like Bonds Discovered in Customized Crystals

lattices in which smaller particles roam like electrons in metallic bonds.

September 6, 2019