Since the 1940s, baseball players have been spreading a special kind of “magic mud” on new baseballs to reduce the slick, glossy shine and give
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Physicists Spot Possible Breeding Grounds for Dark Matter
Axions—a popular dark matter candidate—may be floating around dense stellar remnants in a haze, and even be detectable to some telescopes.
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When Zachary Lindsey, a physicist at Berry College in Georgia, decided to run an experiment on how to get the best speed and torque while
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Mysterious “Fifth Force” of Physics Could Be Influencing Asteroids Near Earth
Rocky Foundations There may be a fifth fundamental force of the universe that we haven’t documented yet — and, according to new research, our best
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Collider in the Sea: A Particle Accelerator Spanning the Gulf of Mexico Could Unlock New Physics
Texas A&M University professor Peter McIntyre and his colleagues want to build a particle accelerator around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico in order
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Antimatter Could Be the Key to Solving the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries
Two new studies highlight the enigmatic nature of antimatter, revealing its potential role in both understanding the universe’s origins and unlocking the secrets of particle
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