Last December, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the experimental confirmation of a quantum phenomenon known for more than 80 years: entanglement. As conceived by Albert Einstein and his collaborators in 1935, quantum objects can be mysteriously related even if they are separated by great distances. But as bizarre as the phenomenon sounds, … Read more
Newswise – The first laboratory investigation of the ancient, previously unconfirmed theory of the puzzling formation of planets, stars and supermassive black holes has been produced by spinning surrounding material at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This startling confirmation culminates more than 20 years of experimentation at PPPL, the … Read more
Russia plans to send a new capsule next month to bring back three space station crew members whose original flight was damaged, officials said. Russian and NASA space officials told reporters that the Russian and American will stay several additional months on the International Space Station as a result of the capsule switch, which could … Read more
Black holes are natural time machines that allow travel to the past and the future. But don’t expect to be back to visit dinosaurs anytime soon. Right now, we don’t have a spacecraft that can bring us anywhere near a black hole. But even leaving those small details aside, trying to travel into the past … Read more
