Scientists have been using complicated, hypothetical particles to explain the Big Bang, but this theory posits that a simpler ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the biggest questions in particle physics is whether the ...

A new study suggests that Dark Matter — long thought to be completely invisible — might subtly tint light as it passes through regions filled with the elusive substance. Dark Matter, which makes up ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical ...

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense maelstrom of the early universe has puzzled physicists for decades. Following its surprise discovery in 2003, scientists ...

Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in ...

What lies at the center of a black hole? A team of scientists led by Enrico Rinaldi, an American physicist at the University ...

A consortium of Boston-area researchers hopes to fill in a missing piece of a fundamental theory of physics within the next couple months, when groundbreaking tests are carried out at the world's ...

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...