Simulation Shows How Star Collisions Fuel Massive Black Holes New model shines light on the mysterious origins of Gravitational Wave 190521. It’s difficult to predict…
The finding hints at exotic black hole behaviors. In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have detected 90 gravitational waves signals….
A 5-Sigma Standard Model Anomaly Is Possible One of the best chances for proving beyond-the-standard-model physics relies on something called the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix. The…
The new community-wide outreach, education, and workforce development website provides centralized resources for all audiences. The U.S. Fusion Outreach Team, a grassroots organization in the…
Experiments conducted in August achieved a record yield of more than 1.3 megajoules. After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a record yield of more…
Micro-Scale Current Sheets Unleash Macro-Scale Space Weather NRL scientists discover new physics missing from existing models of magnetic reconnection. While movies show Earth as existing…
New simulations couple gyrokinetic and kinetic models to better predict plasma turbulence. For decades, scientists have been working to harness clean, renewable fusion energy, which…
New results reveal how plasma explosions and clouds of debris can disturb spacecraft operations in the aftermath of hypervelocity dust impacts. The Parker Solar Probe…
Quarks and Antiquarks at High Momentum Shake the Foundations of Visible Matter Jefferson Lab and Fermilab experiments present new results on nucleon structure. Two independent…
An international team of researchers has made the world’s most precise measurement of the neutron’s lifetime, which may help answer questions about the early universe….
Honors recognize achievements in fluid dynamics, nuclear physics, and plasma physics. The American Physical Society (APS) has announced the Society’s Fall 2021 prize and award…
From engineered pandemics to city-toppling cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could radically change, and soon. Scientists forecasted the fate of the planet…
Decades of hunting detects footprint of cosmic ray superaccelerators in our galaxy. An enormous telescope complex in Tibet has captured the first evidence of ultrahigh-energy…
Behind the scenes of the Electron-Ion Collider, green accelerators that waste no energy, and chiral magnetic effect results debuting this summer. When the Electron Ion…
Telescope launching this autumn could spot biosignatures on other planets within three days. Research shows that a new telescope could detect a potential signature of…
Researchers are developing simple and inexpensive tools — like a DIY ventilator — to treat patients more effectively and prevent disease transmission in hospitals. The…
Understanding Dangerous Droplet Dynamics New fluid dynamics research reveals why social distancing alone doesn’t necessarily prevent infection indoors and how to detect COVID-19 super-spreaders. Researchers…
A better understanding of iceberg melting and lake ice formation could provide new indicators of climate change. Eric Hester has spent the last three years…
