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

According to all the known laws of physics, the Big Bang should have created a Universe consisting of both matter and ...

"Will give our nation the reliable, round-the-clock power we need." Government drops $800 million on 2 nuclear technology ...

Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear ...

Energy systems rarely fail because electricity cannot be generated. They fail because it cannot be delivered reliably at acceptable cost. Over the last decade, this distinction has become increasingly ...

One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists ...

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

A distant pulsar’s radio signal flickers as it passes through space, much like stars twinkle in Earth’s atmosphere. By ...

When it comes to understanding the universe, what we know is only a sliver of the whole picture.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a cloud of dark matter and gas ...