85% of the Matter in the Universe is Missing
85% of the matter in the universe is missing. But we’re getting closer to finding it.
A Simple Method to remove Nanoplastics from Water
Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency in removing nanoplastics from water, using a liquid-based solution to trap them.
A Powerful Cosmic Ray Hit Earth
A powerful Cosmic Ray hit Earth. Telescope Array detects the second highest-energy cosmic ray ever.
Smartphones could come with COVID-19 Sensors
Scientists are developing tiny sensors that can detect the presence of COVID-19 virus particles on screens, tables and other surfaces.
New Quantum Microphone captures Sound at the Atomic Level
Stanford physicists have developed a “quantum microphone” so sensitive that it can measure individual particles of sound, called phonons.
How to Travel at nearly the Speed of Light
Scientists suspect magnetic reconnection is one way that particles are accelerated to nearly light speed.
Meteors, Comet, and Big Dipper over La Palma
Meteor showers are caused by streams of solid particles, dust size and larger, moving as a group through space.
These Alien Clouds created to study our Atmosphere
These colorful clouds created a light show in the sky, helping researchers track the flow of neutral and charged particles in Earth’s ionosphere.
Fermilab breaks ground on a major new Particle Accelerator
Fermilab breaks ground on a major new particle accelerator project that will power cutting-edge physics experiments for many decades to come.
The $10 billion next-generation Particle Accelerator
CERN unveils plan for the next-generation particle accelerator, that will be four times the size of the Large Hadron Collider and will cost $10 billion.