A bizarre discovery has revealed that cold helium atoms in lab conditions on Earth abide by the same law of … More
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Comet 67P gives up more of its secrets: Nasa spots a landslide on Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Pictures taken by the Rosetta spacecraft have captured a comet landslide in action for the first time. The trails of … More
Large Hadron Collider discovers five hidden subatomic particles
Five new particles have been discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’ at the Large Hadron Collider. The discovery comes from the … More
The Moon could have its own mobile data network as soon as next year
A European group of scientists has announced plans to be the first commercial company to land on the Moon, with … More
Asteroid clay is a better space radiation shield than aluminium
The huge rocks that hurtle through space may prove to be lifesavers for astronauts. Clays extracted from asteroids could be … More
Digging deep into the Earth to test Einstein’s theory of relativity
A laser-based gyroscope has been buried deep in Earth’s core to measure the rotation of our planet. The ambitious experiment, … More
The mystery of the first monster black holes explained
More than ten years ago, astronomers made a discovery that has puzzled them ever since – supermassive black holes appeared … More
Super fast laser pulses could make computers 100,000 times faster
In a step towards quantum computing, researchers have guided electrons through semiconductors using incredibly short pulses of light. These extremely … More
‘Impossible’ state of matter made of ‘time crystals’ has been created in a lab
A bizarre new state of matter, known as a time crystal, has been created in the lab for the first … More
Ancient stardust sheds light on the birth and explosive deaths of the Universe’s very first stars
Astronomers have peered back more than 13 billion light years to find a huge mass of glowing stars – the … More
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