The coldest and densest molecular gas clouds in the interstellar medium can have temperatures of 10 K (-505 °F/-263 °C), ...

Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a ...

The latest generation of astronomy algorithms is not just cataloguing stars and galaxies, it is learning the hidden rules ...

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time—shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...

To progress to the next level in understanding reality, we need to combine quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...

The idea that the cosmos might be alive is moving from late-night speculation into serious, if controversial, scientific ...

In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion.

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Brown University physics Prof. Stephon Alexander spoke on how the analysis of musical elements can help astrophysicists understand patterns of the universe in his lecture “The Jazz of Physics” ...

Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly ...

The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

The recent visit to our solar system by the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has sparked speculation about whether it’s another ...