For decades, astronomers have looked to the outer reaches of the cosmos for answers to our most fundamental questions: Where ...

The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

For instance, once a skater leaps into the air, they’re stuck with however much angular momentum they’ve created. But a ...

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, ...

A team at the University at Buffalo has made it possible to simulate complex quantum systems without needing a supercomputer.

You don’t need to be a scientist to enjoy quantum physics books—many are written for regular readers. Books like ‘How to ...

Deep in the core of most galaxies, hidden by spinning clouds of gas and dust, black holes spin like cosmic engines. These ...

Quantum defects are tiny imperfections in solid crystal lattices that can trap individual electrons and their "spin" (i.e., ...

With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a ...