There are some odd little particles out there that are bound by the strong nuclear force, but physicists can barely get a glimpse of them before they flit out of existence.

The two giant blobs remain mysterious, nearly a decade after their discovery.

Physicists on the hunt for the invisible hand that shapes our universe and the galaxies within it have turned their gaze to the dark side.

All you need are a couple of black holes and some cosmic strings. No biggie.

A giant linear collider the size of Manhattan could finally help us find new physics, scientists argue.

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the most enigmatic bodies in the solar system.

These stars, though extremely common, are tough to study.

Our lives here on Earth are small and insignificant and inconsequential — but only in a certain frame of reference, and that frame of reference doesn't necessarily apply to cosmic scales.

The ever-brightening sun will evaporate our oceans, too.

Moons of "hot Jupiter" alien worlds may detach from their parent planets and begin orbiting stars on their own.

The discovery may reveal a crucial link between the evolution of black holes and galaxies.

Tiny ripples called magnons could lure even a fleeting, lightweight dark matter particle out of hiding.

If this fundamental symmetry of the universe doesn’t hold, it could break open new physics.

Clusters of galaxies hold the prestigious title of "largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe," which is no small feat.

Without the Higgs, the Standard Model of particle physics comes crashing down.

The universe really likes its information — but black holes pose a huge paradox physicists can't yet solve.

At the very largest scales — zooming out from solar systems, stellar clusters and even galaxies — a surprising pattern emerges in nature.

It's a perennial sci-fi favorite: other worlds, other universes, other possibilities, right beyond the bounds of the known cosmos or just a flick of a magic device away.

Let's say you've got some random object in front of you — how about a nice hot cup of coffee?

...and break the laws of physics.

All four known forces of nature have their own unique place — and the strong nuclear force governs the very small.

Here's how the biggest thing in the universe could reveal secrets of the smallest things.

I'm a particle that really isn't; I vanish before I can even be detected, yet can be seen. I break your understanding of physics but don't overhaul your knowledge. Who am I?

So there's this stuff called "antimatter." But a weirdly small amount of it.