Physics
Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study
NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets around other sun-like stars,” according to NASA’s website.
‘Copenhagen’ in Jerusalem revisits the Nazi-era meeting that shaped the nuclear age
"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation
Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior
World's most powerful heavy-ion accelerator to open in Michigan
A community of 1,600 scientists from around the world will use the accelerator to study how the universe formed.
CERN's Large Hadron Collider returns to service after 3-year hiatus
Four years of physics-data taking are set to begin this summer at the LHC, marking the third run of the collider.
A tiny change in a particle's mass could shake the world of physics
A new precise measurement of the W boson's mass creates a huge buzz as it could force a new approach to the Standard Model of particle physics.
Hebrew University discovers new magnetic phenomenon - study
The discovery ultimately relied on images produced by a new type of magnetic microscopy developed in Israel, which can measure the magnetic field of a single electron
New simulation is largest, most detailed model of early universe
Named after the Etruscan goddess of the dawn, the "Thesan" model will help scientists study the complex environment of the young universe.
Scientists discover new solar waves that don't fit with current theories
The newly discovered waves move three times faster than current theories predict.
For the first time, time crystals survive outside the lab
University of California researchers use light to allow recently-discovered "time crystals" to be more stable.
Kabbalah meets quantum physics
One of the best-known written introductions to the Kabbalah is that written by Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), titled Shomer Emunim, which was recently translated into English.
The physics of the figure skater's spin
How do figure skaters manage to spin so elegantly? The answer lies in a simple physical principle
MIT physicists create 'quantum tornadoes' out of ultracold atoms
Physicists managed to create "quantum tornadoes" similar to weather patterns in the macro world.
