A miniscule but super-sensitive sensor can help solve the mysteries of outer space. Cosmic radiation, which contains the terahertz frequencies that the sensors detect, offers astronomers important new ...

Dark matter remains one of science's greatest mysteries, possibly making up 85% of all matter in the universe. Despite decades of research, its exact nature is unknown. One leading candidate to ...

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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — An associate professor of physics at Bard College has been awarded a research grant worth $351,951 from the National Science Foundation, according to an announcement.

A team of researchers from King’s College London, Harvard University, UC Berkeley, and others may have taken a major step toward solving one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. They’ve developed the ...

The secrets hiding in the vast expanse of outer space have intrigued humankind for ages. The invention of the optical telescope during the 17 th century allowed humans to see stars appearing as mere ...