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Astronomers Shocked as JWST Uncovers Massive Galaxies That Challenge Gravity Theory. Is Dark Matter Theory Wrong?

New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.

The Milky Way’s place in the universe just got much bigger: It's part of a cosmic superstructure beyond our wildest expectations

New data suggests our galaxy may reside in an immense basin of gravitational attraction far larger than Laniākea.

Physicists might have just discovered 'glueballs': the particles made entirely of force

Recent experiments might have finally confirmed the existence of glueballs, particles made entirely of gluons.

Newly measured W Boson breaks Standard Model of Physics. Here's why this is a big deal

The theoretical framework that is supposed to explain how nature around us works failed a critical test.

What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics?

The Standard Model is our best description of the subatomic world. Join ZME for a stroll through the particle zoo.

Scientists just reported new subatomic particle measurements that could break the Standard Model

This could be the biggest news in physics since the Higgs boson.

Physicists dream up LHC 2.0: a new particle accelerator three times bigger than the current LHC

Three times bigger and seven times more powerful. Particles have no idea what's in store for them.

New LHC results could be a back-breaker for the Standard Model of Physics

We can't call it a major discovery. Not yet.

The LHC is back - and it's stronger than ever

After the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) took a 2 year hiatus to up its power, it's finally back, and it's stronger than ever - strong enough to uncover some of physics best kept secrets. Today, June 3, the LhC started delivering physics data for the first time in 27 months.

The LHC is back in business!

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has smashed its first particle since it was shut down two years ago. The particle accelerator is heating up with some low energy collisions, CERN said in a statement.

Scientists prepare to re-open the LHC after increasing its energy output by 62.5%

It may be the dawn of a new age for particle physics - scientists and engineers are working together to restart the Large Hadron Collider. Upon reactivation, the LHC will be capable of energies never before achieved, potentially unveiling novel particles, confirming the Standard Model and revealing some of the Universe's biggest mysteries.

Two new subatomic particles discovered at CERN, as predicted by Standard Model

While the LHC at CERN is gearing up for its long-awaited restart, following an overhaul, scientists aren’t standing idle. After analyzing collision data made during 2011-2012, physicists have identified two new baryons, known as the Xi_b‘- and Xi_b*-. The new subatomic particles’ properties match predictions based on the theory of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), a subset […]

Nucleus shaped like a pear challenges current understanding of physics

The nucleus of an atom is closely shaped like a sphere or rugby ball, signifying that mass is evenly distributed inside it. What happens when you encounter an atom whose nucleus stays away from this conventional shape? Well, this would be a good hint to start finding alternative theories, and wouldn’t you know it scientists […]

Scientists search for unparticle in the Earth's mantle - find nothing, still happy

Particles and unparticles Ok, we know a lot about particles – from electrons and neutrons to the more elusive quarks and leptons, and to the holy Graal of the Standard Model – the Higgs boson; but what’s an unparticle? Well, the Standard Model is just a theory, and there are other theories out there. Unparticle […]

LHC rare findings deal major blow to supersymmetry

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have detected one of the rarest decay particle found in nature, dealing a big blow to the supersymmetry theory in the process. SUperSYmmetry “Supersymmetry may not be dead but these latest results have certainly put it into hospital.”, explained Prof Chris Parkes, who is the spokesperson for the UK […]

After extending Einstein's theory of relativity to greater than light velocities, the laws of physics alter

When last year scientists at CERN reported how neutrinos traveled a few tens of nanoseconds faster than the speed of light, the whole scientific community was left in shock, since it defied even the most elemental restriction of modern-day physics, a cornerstone without which physicists would have to rebuild the Standard Model. Still, some researchers, […]

Fermilab's Tevatron accelerator hints Higgs boson existance, confirms LHC data

The biggest manhunt in physics history is steadily closing in on its target. Wanted – Higgs boson, also known as the God Particle. Reason – explain why objects have mass and provide “missing link” for standard model of physics. Sketch portrait – mass around 125 GeV. Last seen – Fermilab Tevatron particle accelerator. If you […]

Interview: 'Next year we will see the Higgs particle - or exclude its existence'

I recently came across this interview with Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bethke, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Physics in Munich, posted at Physorg, and just had to share it, because it is incredibly interesting: Professor Bethke, particles have been colliding with each other at the LHC for two years now, the detectors have so […]