Stress is a very real factor in the structure of our universe. Not the kind of stress that students experience when taking a ...

"We were excited by recent discoveries that a process called magnetic reconnection heats ions 6.5 times as much as electrons," he says. "This appears to be a universal law, and it has been confirmed ...

According to Newtonian physics, the gravitational attraction between two masses is proportional to the inverse of the square ...

Einstein’s theories contain calculations that lead to mind-bending predictions about the nature of space, time, and reality itself. These mathematical outcomes have redefined physics and challenged ...

A new calculation shows how five atoms interact in the Efimov effect. It marks a major leap in quantum physics. Matter behaves weirdly at the quantum scale, one of the strangest examples being the ...

A stunning breakthrough in solar physics reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, thanks to the NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope. Researchers captured never-before-seen bright and dark ...

Particles within solar flares may reach temperatures more than six times higher than scientists previously believed—offering an explanation to a long-standing astrophysical puzzle about the Sun. This ...

From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor lists his favorite stories of 2024. When you purchase through links on our ...