A flash of light shortly after the detection of gravitational waves could mean that that historic event has an added wrinkle—the black holes that collided may have been born in the same collapsing massive star. ...
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The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator failed to confirm the Tevatron accelerator’s discovery of a new arrangement of quarks
Data from the DZero experiment shows evidence of a particle containing four different types of quarks
This toy is radioactively cute—and able to explain how a neutral-faced neutron turns into a proton with a positive expression.
The most sensitive detector yet revs up in March—and there’s a lot on the line
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Physicists at gatherings around the world exulted at the news that a long-sought prediction of general relativity had finally been found
The LIGO experiment has confirmed Albert Einstein’s prediction of ripples in spacetime and promises to open a new era of astrophysics
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A live Webcast Wednesday evening will discuss the latest science of neutron stars—some of the densest and weirdest objects in space
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The LIGO experiment hunts for gravitational waves that are different from those sought by BICEP2. Although both types are elusive, they differ in age and strength—and come from very different places...
Mathematicians often see more than cold logic in symbols and numbers. They see the sublime
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Scientists discuss the plight of women and minorities in the wake of a scandal over harassment by a prominent researcher
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