Particle Physicists Dream of a Muon Collider
After years spent languishing in obscurity, proposals for a muon collider are regaining momentum among particle physicists
After years spent languishing in obscurity, proposals for a muon collider are regaining momentum among particle physicists
There is a long U.S. legacy of plutocrat-funded pseudoscience. Congress just embraced it
From dim red to brilliant blue, stellar colors span the spectrum—and reveal how much any star brings the heat
By treating Earth as a topological insulator—a state of quantum matter—physicists found a powerful explanation for the twisting movements of the planet’s air and seas
The successful lunar landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission makes India only the fourth country to achieve the feat
Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in nearly a half-century, was the vanguard of a planned series of lunar probes
Physicists are on an ever urgent quest to find a fuller understanding of what makes the cosmos tick, which they call a theory of everything
In the latest chapter of an ongoing “moon rush,” Russia’s Luna-25 mission will attempt the nation’s first lunar landing in nearly 50 years
Magnetars possess magnetic fields that are trillions of times stronger than those of ordinary stars. Now we might have seen one of these extraordinary objects about to form
If you want to make it through the trials and tribulations of Mercury in retrograde, it’s easy: don’t do anything. You’ll be fine
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