Latest articles by Adam Mann
Venus: Facts about the hellish planet next door
Reference Venus is Earth's next-door neighbor and could be Earth's twin, if not for the sulfuric acid clouds and hellish surface temperatures.
What is the Large Hadron Collider?
The Large Hadron Collider is the world's most powerful particle accelerator. Here's a look at the atom smasher and all its amazing discoveries.
What is electromagnetic radiation?
Reference Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays and gamma rays, as well as visible light.
Weird quantum boomerang predicted 60 years ago spotted for the first time
The effect has been predicted for more than 60 years.
What is pi?
Reference Pi represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is an irrational number that never ends; the decimals go on forever and ever.
The solar system: Facts about our cosmic neighborhood
Take a journey through our solar system, including a stop at the non-planet Pluto.
Ultraprecise atomic clock experiments confirm Einstein's predictions about time
With one of the world's most precise atomic clocks, physicists have observed time dilation, confirming Einstein's theory of relativity.
The 10 wildest things we learned about black holes in 2021
A rundown of awesome results about black holes from 2021.
What is antimatter?
Reference All about antimatter, where it is produced and how to power a spacecraft with it
If the universe is a giant computer simulation, here's how many bits would be required to run it
A trippy new estimate calculates the total number of bits in the visible universe
Weird cosmic object keeps exploding over and over again, and scientists don't know why
Researchers have watched a mysterious fast radio burst shoot out energy far more times than they thought was possible.
Baby planets marinate in a life-giving cyanide 'soup,' analysis reveals
A major astrochemical project has produced comprehensive maps of molecules in protoplanetary disks and found lots of organic material.
New gravitational wave detector picks up possible signal from the beginning of time
Physicists turned on a new type of gravitational-wave sensor and saw two intriguing results, but they aren't yet ready to claim a discovery.
Quantum crystal could reveal the identity of dark matter
By entangling the motion and quantum properties of a beryllium crystal, scientists have achieved unprecedented precision for measuring electromagnetic waves.
Alien 'Dyson spheres' could be harvesting the power of black holes
Researchers show how intelligent aliens might draw nearly-limitless power from a black hole using a Dyson sphere.
What is a galaxy?
Learn all about different types of galaxies in the universe and how they came together.
10 things we know about the secret X-37B space plane
The U.S. military has an uncrewed mini-shuttle called the X-37B. Here's what we know about this secret space plane.
Mystery object in space could be a new arm of the Milky Way
A telescope in China has mapped out what may be a totally new arm of our home galaxy.
What are asteroids?
Information about asteroids, where they come from and whether one might hit Earth.
How much will Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket warm the planet?
An attempt to figure out how much emission Jeff Bezos' jaunt into space will produce and whether we should be concerned about it
What are the chances that Jeff Bezos won't survive his flight on New Shepard?
Two spaceflight experts consulted by Live Science said that Jeff Bezos had decent odds of surviving his upcoming ride into space
Fission vs. fusion: What's the difference?
A short overview of two different nuclear processes: fission and fusion.
New measurement may resolve cosmological crisis
Astronomer Wendy Freedman suggests that the latest observations of red giant stars could be closing the gap on the Hubble tension.
