The particle in question, known as a sterile neutrino, was supposed to only interact with gravity and have zero interactions ...

Physicists have spent decades treating mass as something the universe simply hands to particles, a property encoded in ...

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

Spencer Axani, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the inventor of CosmicWatch, a portable, ...

Physicists are exploring whether hidden dimensions and the shape of space could help explain why fundamental particles have ...

Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

The rapid acceleration of the universe’s expansion continues to challenge our understanding of fundamental physics. Why the ...

A new study takes the GHZ paradox, which describes how quantum theory can't be described by local realistic descriptions, to ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of physics.

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

Physicists have measured an extremely rare particle decay inside the world's largest atom smasher — a discovery that bolsters the leading model of particle physics and leaves little room for ...