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This Year's Nobel Prize in Physics Mixes 2 Research Fields — And Politics
The Nobel Prize in physics this year has gone to two very different research threads — and danced around some big societal issues, even as they celebrate distinguished work.
Nobel Prize in Physics Honors Scientists Who Transformed Our Ideas About the Cosmos
The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for unraveling the structure and history of the universe and for changing our perspective of Earth’s place in it.
Dark Matter May Have Existed Before the Big Bang, New Math Suggests
Cracking the mystery of dark matter is one of the most frustrating quests of physics.
The Problems with the Cosmic Calendar
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.
Massive Clock-Like Particles Could Reveal What Happened Before the Big Bang
To see if there was a universe before the Big Bang and understand how the cosmos evolved after it began, researchers suggest looking for the influence of particles that acted like clocks.
Scientists Hope They're Hot on the Heels of Universe's Missing Mass
Astronomers think they've found a new clue in their continuing quest to solve one of the most substantial mysteries of the cosmos: where about a third of the universe's matter is hiding.
