SA Space & Physics Vol 3 Issue 4

Space & Physics

Volume 3, Issue 4

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Features

Neutrinos Reveal Final Secret of Sun's Nuclear Fusion

Neutrinos Reveal Final Secret of Sun's Nuclear Fusion

The detection of particles produced in the sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered

'Magnetic Star' Radio Waves Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

'Magnetic Star' Radio Waves Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

The surprise detection of a radio burst from a neutron star in our galaxy might reveal the origin of a bigger cosmological phenomenon

Physicists Criticize Stephen Wolfram's 'Theory of Everything'

Physicists Criticize Stephen Wolfram's 'Theory of Everything'

The iconoclastic researcher and entrepreneur wants more attention for his big ideas. But so far researchers are less than receptive

How Heavy is the Universe? Conflicting Answers Hint at New Physics

How Heavy is the Universe? Conflicting Answers Hint at New Physics

The discrepancy could be a statistical fluke—or a sign that physicists will need to revise the standard model of cosmology

Departments

From the Editor
The Scientific Question Machine
News
The First Footprints on Mars Could Belong to This Geologist
Astronomers Get Earliest Ever Glimpse of Ancient Giant Galaxy
A Hydrogen Iceberg from a Failed Star Might Have Passed through Our Solar System
Planet Nine Could Be a Mirage
Astronomers May Have Found the Closest Black Hole to Earth
Pi in the Sky: General Relativity Passes the Ratio's Test
Direct Proof of Dark Matter May Lurk at Low-Energy Frontiers
Opinion
Missing Memories of the Universe
The World Doesn't Need a New Gigantic Particle Collider
Did Galileo Truly Say, 'And Yet It Moves'? A Modern Detective Story
The Quantum App Store Is Coming