Discover the 25 unsolved mysteries that still haunt scientists. From dark matter to the arrow of time, explore the universe's ...

After a 10-year effort, physicists got a value for “Big G” that does not settle the debate over one of nature’s hardest ...

In quantum physics, objects can exist in multiple states at the same time—a phenomenon known as quantum superposition, where ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission is only the tip of the space agency’s lunar-exploration spear: planning for a plethora of ...

A Gravity Theory That Could Rewrite the Universe’s First Moments The first fraction of a second after the Big Bang has always posed a problem. Physics can describe a great deal about the universe ...

Gravitational waves from violent cosmic events distort spacetime. A new study proposes detecting them by observing how they alter light emitted by atoms, pending experiments. (Nanowerk News) ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Forward-looking: For decades, fusion energy has been hailed as the ultimate clean-power breakthrough – a virtually limitless source of electricity that mimics the reactions fueling the Sun. Yet one of ...

Editor’s note: This story includes graphic images of the remains of an animal that some readers may find disturbing. EXCLUSIVE: The University of Minnesota is facing a proposed penalty of over $14,000 ...

The Dark Energy Survey collaboration is releasing results that, for the first time, combine all of the data from an intensive six-year mapping of galaxies in the universe. The new analysis, of ...

Gravitons are the quantum building blocks of gravity, long thought to be undetectable. A Stevens-Yale team is now building the world’s first experiment designed to detect them, using laser-illuminated ...