A new study suggests that there is a possibility that one or more planet-size bodies may have come to rest in the Oort cloud, a vast collection of icy objects stretching between a few hundred billion to several trillion miles from the sun.
In 1906, astronomer Percival Lowell began a search for a hypothetical giant planet beyond Neptune, which he called Planet X. Lowell believed that Planet X existed based…
Scientists may have discovered a fifth force of nature at the fermilab us particle accelerator facility, that could change everything
Scientists have revealed that a subatomic particle called a muon has wobbled unexpectedly, suggesting that there might be a fifth force of nature besides the four known…
New models have revealed that тιтanic waves, generated by tides, are repeatedly breaking on one of the stars in the system—the first time this phenomenon has ever been seen on a star.
An extreme star system is giving new meaning to the phrase “surf’s up.” The star system intrigued researchers because it is the most dramatic “heartbeat star” on…
The odd behavior of a subatomic particle may shake up physics
Physicists now have a brand-new measurement of a property of the muon called the anomalous magnetic moment that improves the precision of their previous result by a…
Einstein predicted it a century ago, scientists only just observed it.
A team led by researchers at Osaka University and University of California, San Diego has conducted simulations of creating matter solely from collisions of light particles. Their…
A team of researchers have finally found Pines’ demon 67 years after it was predicted.
In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mᴀss and an electric charge, Pines…
Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American homes, a new study reveals.
Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many…
It’s expected to pᴀss within half the distance between Earth and the Moon
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid has been identified using a new algorithm, which was designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming 10-year survey…
Superconductivity holds huge potential. In theory, it could allow for electric current to move through wires without heating them up, or losing energy.
Physicists have identified a mechanism for the formation of oscillating superconductivity known as pair-density waves. Physical Review Letters published the discovery, which provides new insight into an…
Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars’s rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to the “sloshing” of its molten metal core.
Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars’s rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to the “sloshing” of its molten…