A collision of two extraordinarily dense, collapsed stars in the distant universe is providing potential clues to the axion, a dark matter candidate first proposed half a century ago. Kara Swisher on All the Nonsense in the Tech Industry The stellar remnants are neutron stars, the corpses that remain after massive stars collapse in on … Read more
Plasma could be wrangled to collide photons and yield matter, according to physicists who ran simulations to explore the practical applications of a world-famous equation. Gizmodo’s Top Five Gadgets of 2023 The equation at work here is Einstein’s E = mc^2, which establishes a relationship between energy and mass; specifically, the equation holds that energy … Read more
Scientists from the Telescope Array Collaboration have detected an ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray, a discovery that’s challenging our current understanding of exotic cosmic phenomena and their origins. Who’s This Thing Actually for? | PlayStation Portal Hands On In a study published today in the journal Science, the Telescope Array Collaboration has reported the detection of an … Read more