Leading Light: What Would Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Mean for Physics?
Most physicists are betting against the idea that neutrinos can pierce the cosmic speed limit, but that has not stopped some researchers from exploring the implications
Heliophysicists Hope Giant Sun-Gazing Telescope Will Get Green Light
Observatory would reveal structures that trigger sunspots and space weather.
A Day on Neptune Is Less Than 16 Hours Long
A new study finds that previous estimates for this gaseous planet's swirling rotation were inaccurate
An Accelerating Universe: The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Listen to the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, to Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess, from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Following the formal announcement comes an explanation of the research, which tracked type Ia supernovae to discover that the expansion of the universe was accelerating, and a phone conversation with new Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Reiss share the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for their observations that type Ia supernovae indicate that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. Steve Mirsky reports
The Dark Side of the Milky Way
Dark matter is not just a puzzle. It is a solution
Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos? Physics Luminaries Voice Doubts
We asked a number of physicists for their reaction to the announcement of neutrinos breaking the cosmic speed limit
Ghosts, Aliens, Quantum Gravity, Extra Dimensions, Sci Fi--and the Rules of Science
In this excerpt from the new book Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World (Harper Collins, 2011), you'll learn why, although it's true that scientists sometimes have been wrong, that doesn't mean there are no rules--or that everything is possible
Star-Crossed: Milky Way's Spiral Shape May Result from a Smaller Galaxy's Impact
Encounters with the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy could have had huge effects on the structure of the Milky Way
New Results Spotlight Conflicting Findings on Dark Matter
New findings spotlight conflicting results from search for elusive theoretical particles.
Failed Star Found in the Neighborhood
NASA's WISE satellite has found a Y dwarf star, cool enough to touch, that is the hub of the seventh closest star system to us. John Matson reports
The Ordinary Geniuses Behind Genomics and Big Bang Cosmology
Physicist Gino Segre follows the intertwining lives of Max Delbrück and George Gamow as they use physics, insight and luck to make strides into exciting new scientific fields