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Supermassive black holes share a surprising link with subatomic gluon 'color glass walls'
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have discovered a connection between supermassive black holes and densely packed gluon 'walls' called color glass condensates.
'Ant-Man' star Paul Rudd quizzes NASA expert on quantum science
By Robert Lea published
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Paul Rudd can’t get enough of the quantum realm. Rudd took to YouTube to ask a NASA quantum physicist some big questions.
Faint gravitational waves may be from primordial fractures in space-time
By Paul Sutter published
The early universe may have been such a violent place that space-time itself fractured like a pane of glass, releasing gravitational waves that astronomers say we may have already detected.
Dark energy could lead to a second (and third, and fourth) Big Bang, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter published
Scientists have proposed a way that the universe could stop expanding, ending in a 'Big Crunch' that resets space and time as we know it.
X-rays reveal how 450-year-old Tycho supernova became a giant cosmic particle accelerator
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
In new research, astronomers have mapped the magnetic field in the historic Tycho supernova remnant that accelerates charged particles close to the speed of light.
Leonardo da Vinci's lost sketches show early experiments to understand gravity
By Samantha Mathewson published
Leonardo da Vinci's centuries-old sketches reveal he may have understood key aspects of gravity long before Galileo, Newton and Einstein.
What are gluons?
By Keith Cooper published
Reference Discover how gluons bind quarks together to form protons and neutrons and explore the form weird form of matter in which they existed just after the Big Bang.
Leptons: The elementary particles explained
By Keith Cooper published
Reference Here we look at what leptons are, how they fit in the Standard Model of particle physics, and their importance in atoms and particle decay.
Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter
By Sean Liddick, Artemis Spyrou published
The accelerator at FRIB started working at low power, but when it finishes ramping up to full strength, it will be the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator on Earth.
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