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An analysis of lunar craters has found that we’ve been living in a relatively violent period in cosmic history.
Astronomers couldn’t find enough satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. Now they have the opposite problem.
Dark matter may occasionally interact with minerals in the earth, leaving telltale tracks that physicists hope to decipher.
The same codes needed to thwart errors in quantum computers may also give the fabric of space-time its intrinsic robustness.
The field of fundamental physics is experiencing both a period of confusion and an openness to new ideas.
In a Paris lab, researchers have shown for the first time that quantum methods of transmitting information are superior to classical ones.
Planetary geologist Meenakshi Wadhwa uses Martian meteorites to trace the history of our solar system.
Two independent papers vanquish lingering doubts about LIGO’s historic discovery of gravitational waves.
The renowned physicist Leonard Susskind has identified a possible quantum origin for the ever-growing volume of black holes.