Physics

For the first time, a quantum computer has improved its results by repeatedly fixing its own mistakes midcalculation with a […]

It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of decay of subatomic

An asteroid hurtling toward Earth could be deflected without a spacecraft ever touching it. The trick is using X-rays to

Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer, and he’s been fascinated by them since he was

Picture Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airships. Steam-powered robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in top

Above the cloud tops, thunderstorms throb with a complex, frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a retrofitted

Scientists have just narrowed down the possible hiding spaces for dark matter particles. The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has searched

The texture of mayonnaise inspires love and hate. Either way, it’s perfect for physics experiments. The classic seasoning is useful

Scientific watchmakers have created a prototype of a nuclear clock, hinting at future possibilities for using atomic nuclei to make

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom may be careening into the solar system without being noticed. But