What 50 Gravitational-Wave Events Reveal about the Universe
Astrophysicists now have enough black-hole mergers to map their frequency over the cosmos’s history
Astrophysicists now have enough black-hole mergers to map their frequency over the cosmos’s history
Jigsaw-puzzle-shaped seams that hold a notoriously tough insect’s wing cases together could inspire engineers
A compound of hydrogen, carbon and sulfur has broken a symbolic barrier—but its high-pressure conditions make it difficult to analyze
Pictures created from old observations show the void’s stormy evolution over the past decade
A long-awaited map of the big bang’s afterglow fails to settle a debate over how fast the universe is expanding
The ‘quasiparticles’ defy the categories of ordinary particles and herald a potential way to build quantum computers
The detection of particles produced in the sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered
European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds
NASA’s New Horizons mission measures the distances of two stars from the outer reaches of the Solar System
An unprecedented signal from unevenly sized objects gives astronomers rare insight into how black holes spin
But some experts say author Shinichi Mochizuki failed to fix a fatal flaw in the solution of a major arithmetic problem
Physicists who were set to attend the American Physical Society’s Denver conference are using virtual platforms to share their talks
“Orion’s shoulder” had reached unprecedented dimness in mid-February, leaving astronomers befuddled
With an international deal in serious jeopardy, Iran is not racing to build nuclear weapons—but its capabilities are growing
A Mars invasion, a climate meeting and human–animal hybrids are set to shape the research agenda
Cabinet greenlights $600-million Hyper-Kamiokande experiment, which scientists hope will bring revolutionary discoveries
Precise measurement affirms that the particle’s radius is smaller than physicists once thought
Radio astronomers look to hydrogen for insights into the universe’s first billion years
First major result from South Africa’s pioneering MeerKAT radio telescope reveals remnants of energetic explosions at the galaxy’s center
A German-Russian mission called SRG will detect millions of supermassive black holes, many new to science, and hundreds of thousands of stars
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