Neutrinos may be nearly invisible, but they play a starring role in the Universe. Long-standing anomalies had hinted at a ...

High-precision measurements from the KATRIN experiment strongly limit the existence of light sterile neutrinos and narrow the search for new physics. Neutrinos are extremely difficult to detect, yet ...

Classical Mechanics:** Newton’s second law (F = ma) explains the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration. The law ...

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has directly measured the masses of two highly unstable atomic nuclei, phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27.

Physicists have long treated mass as a basic ingredient of nature, something particles simply possess, even as the Higgs ...

Students in St. Bernard Prep’s physics program recently traded textbooks for thrust as they wrapped up an ambitious ...

“There is also no evidence that immigrants are more likely to commit mass shootings than people born in the United States. In fact, immigrants as a group have lower rates of violent crime than US born ...

For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned out to be true.

A new theory suggests fusion reactors could help scientists search for axions, mysterious particles that may explain dark ...

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack and Will use an overturned dinghy to hold air underwater. Madness or brilliance?

A simple explanation of dark matter and antimatter, how they differ, how scientists study them, and why both are important to understanding the universe.

Animation of the findings by researchers who used time-delay cosmography to independently confirm that the universe’s current ...