Latest articles by Paul Sutter
Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics?
A wild theory suggests that consciousness may explain quantum mechanics, by forcing the subatomic particles to choose one concrete outcome.
Is all matter made up of both particles and waves?
According to quantum mechanics, the physics theory that describes the zoo of subatomic particles, all matter can be described as both particles and waves. But is it real?
How gravitational waves can 'see inside' black holes
What lurks at the center of a black hole? Studying the space-time ripples from black hole collisions could reveal an answer.
How did the Milky Way form?
Our 13 billion-year-old galaxy has gone through many growing pains — usually to the detriment of its smaller neighbors.
How much of the universe is dark matter?
Most matter in the universe cannot be seen — but its influence on the largest structures in space can.
How was the universe created?
Short answer: We don't really know how the universe was created, though most astrophysicists believe it started with the Big Bang.
Breaks in the Perfect Symmetry of the Universe Could Be a Window Into Completely New Physics
If this fundamental symmetry of the universe doesn’t hold, it could break open new physics.
Physicists get closer than ever to measuring the elusive neutrino
Scientists used a 200-ton "neutrino scale" to measure the elusive particles.
The Quantum World May Have a Favorite Flavor, Tantalizing Results Suggest
The world of the teensy-tiny, the quantum realm, could have a favorite flavor. Here's why that's a big deal.
Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics
An ultraprecise measurement of the mass of the W boson may diverge from the Standard Model, a long-reigning framework that governs the strange world of quantum physics.
What is the Standard Model, the subatomic physics theory that has been tested more than any other?
The Standard Model is the modern physical understanding of three of the four forces of nature: electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force.
Never-before-seen 'strange quark star' may have formed after cosmic collision, physicists say
A team of physicists has found that the remnant of a neutron star merger observed in 2019 has just the right mass to be a strange hypothetical quark star.
Giant voids of nothingness may be flinging the universe apart
Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart.
Why does E=mc^2?
Albert Einstein's famous equation E = m^2 connects energy to mass via the speed of light. Find out why E = m^2.
Where do electrons get energy to spin around an atom's nucleus?
Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely.
Physicists link two time crystals in seemingly impossible experiment
New time crystal achievement could help bridge classical and quantum physics.
The aliens are all hanging out on Dyson spheres circling white dwarfs, physicist argues
If aliens exist, they do exist, they might be hanging out on Dyson spheres circling the husks of sunlike stars called white dwarfs.
Physicists predict Earth will become a chaotic world, with dire consequences
Humans aren't just making Earth warmer, they are making the climate chaotic, a stark new study suggests.
What are pulsars?
Reference Pulsars are the ultradense cores of gigantic stars that emit beams of radio waves in regular pulses, like cosmic lighthouses.
Humans could become a truly interplanetary species within 200 years, physicists claim
Harness renewable energy to explore the cosmos or risk planetary doom, new physics study argues
What is the universe?
Reference It's quite a big question and a lot is still unknown about the universe, but we'll tell you everything that we do know, from how the universe was created, how old it is and what it's even made of.
