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Giant 'bubbletrons' shaped the forces of the universe moments after the Big Bang, new study suggests
By Paul Sutter published
Meet the 'bubbletrons' — theoretical particle accelerators that may have helped build the universe as we know it.

Scientists find 'ghost particles' spewing from our Milky Way galaxy in landmark discovery (video)
By Charles Q. Choi published
Astronomers have detected high-energy neutrinos coming from within our Milky Way galaxy, potentially opening up an exciting new window of research.

Exotic new state of matter discovered by squishing subatomic particles into an ultradense crystal
By Staff Writer published
By shining a strong beam of light through two chemical compounds, scientists discovered a unique new state of matter made of particles called excitons.

Large Hadron Collider may be closing in on the universe's missing antimatter
By Keith Cooper published
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider are closing in on an explanation for why we live in a universe of matter and not antimatter.

Dark matter atoms may form shadowy galaxies with rapid star formation
By Paul Sutter published
Dark matter, the invisible material that makes up the vast majority of the universe's mass, may collect itself to form atoms, a new simulation shows.

Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
By Paul Sutter published
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.

Supermassive black holes share a surprising link with subatomic gluon 'color glass walls'
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have discovered a connection between supermassive black holes and densely packed gluon 'walls' called color glass condensates.

'Ant-Man' star Paul Rudd quizzes NASA expert on quantum science
By Robert Lea published
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Paul Rudd can’t get enough of the quantum realm. Rudd took to YouTube to ask a NASA quantum physicist some big questions.

Faint gravitational waves may be from primordial fractures in space-time
By Paul Sutter published
The early universe may have been such a violent place that space-time itself fractured like a pane of glass, releasing gravitational waves that astronomers say we may have already detected.
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