Astrophysics

Physicist Neil Turok will describe his vision for simpler theories in a public lecture

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery that one kind of neutrino can change into another, which shows that neutrinos have mass

An improbable rumor has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill

In an off-the-cuff remark to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the former National Security Agency contractor suggested E.T. might send encrypted messages that humans mistake for noise

Gravitational waves from the most promising black hole binary system candidate yet could help shine a light on how these monsters at the hearts of galaxies merge

A galactic satellite reveals where some of our galaxy's elusive material is hiding 

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s incongruous chemical composition and shape raise questions about the origin of our solar system

Living on a small planet in a big universe exposes us to all manner of existential problems, but what are the worst, and what are the weirdest?

The LHC and the Belle experiment have found particle decay patterns that violate the Standard Model of particle physics, confirming earlier observations at the BaBar facility

The fruits of one mind shaped civilization more than seems possible

New study shows the sun may have snatched Sedna, Biden and other objects away from a neighbor