by quasarn01 | Aug 20, 2026 | Latest in Physics
For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this goal has remained frustratingly out of reach so far. Similarly elusive is the force of dark energy, which is believed to be driving the...
by quasarn01 | Aug 20, 2026 | Astronomy
The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Aug 20, 2026 | Astronomy
Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Aug 19, 2026 | Astronomy
Remember the “Wow!” signal? That high-energy radio signature occurred in 1977, when Earth was much “quieter” in the radio band. If it happened today, it probably wouldn’t even move the needle on the background noise of human radio...
by quasarn01 | Aug 19, 2026 | Latest in Physics
At the bottom of the ocean, optical fibers transmit telecommunications and internet data around the world. Waveguides make that feat possible by channeling and amplifying the light—and therefore the data within—over enormous distances. Go to Source
