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The science behind vampires

The science behind vampires

Journey to Europa

Journey to Europa

An intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri?

An intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri?

The Future Circular Collider: a step closer to reality

The Future Circular Collider: a step closer to reality

The fastest computers in the world, year by year

The fastest computers in the world, year by year

LHS 3154b: the planet that's too big for its star

LHS 3154b: the planet that's too big for its star

HD110067: the perfect planetary system

HD110067: the perfect planetary system

Cosmic voids: the loneliest places in the universe

Cosmic voids: the loneliest places in the universe

The Amaterasu particle: ultra-high-energy cosmic ray from the void

The Amaterasu particle: ultra-high-energy cosmic ray from the void

Fermions

Fermions

Collier's magazine on the conquest of space

Collier's magazine on the conquest of space

Is the Large Hadron Collider good value for money?

Is the Large Hadron Collider good value for money?

The Tasmanian Devil: surprising behaviour of a luminous fast blue optical transient

The Tasmanian Devil: surprising behaviour of a luminous fast blue optical transient

WASP 107b: an extraordinary world where it rains sand

WASP 107b: an extraordinary world where it rains sand

Generation ships: slow-boats to the stars

Generation ships: slow-boats to the stars

Edwin Abbott and Flatland

Edwin Abbott and Flatland

Prime numbers: building blocks of the mathematical universe

Prime numbers: building blocks of the mathematical universe

Robert Hutchings Goddard: rocket pioneer

Robert Hutchings Goddard: rocket pioneer

The mystery at the heart of the double slit experiment

The mystery at the heart of the double slit experiment

Leptons

Leptons

Red dwarfs and their planets

Red dwarfs and their planets

Lucy's first asteroid flyby reveals something no one was expecting

Lucy's first asteroid flyby reveals something no one was expecting

Distant black hole is surprisingly massive

Distant black hole is surprisingly massive

Bosons

Bosons

Quarks: a quick introduction

Quarks: a quick introduction

Kepler-385: An extraordinary 7-planet system

Kepler-385: An extraordinary 7-planet system

The Barsoom novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Barsoom novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs

NERVA: Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application

NERVA: Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application

The loudest plane ever: The 'Thunderscreech'

The loudest plane ever: The 'Thunderscreech'

Dwarf planets

Dwarf planets

Planet Theia and the origin of the Moon

Planet Theia and the origin of the Moon

Do we need to be worried about invading aliens?

Do we need to be worried about invading aliens?

The proton

The proton

It's the end of the world - again!

It's the end of the world - again!

Pulsars: beacons of space

Pulsars: beacons of space

Joseph Walker and the X-15

Joseph Walker and the X-15

Von Neumann probes: Where are they all?

Von Neumann probes: Where are they all?

intermediate mass black holes

intermediate mass black holes

A new most-distant and most-powerful fast radio burst

A new most-distant and most-powerful fast radio burst

Electromagnetism: one of the fundamental forces in nature

Electromagnetism: one of the fundamental forces in nature

Exoplanet WASP 17b

Exoplanet WASP 17b

The neutron

The neutron

Why is the jet emerging from the core of galaxy M87 spawning novae?

Why is the jet emerging from the core of galaxy M87 spawning novae?

The mystery of Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients

The mystery of Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients

The weak force

The weak force

First supernova found and identified by artificial intelligence

First supernova found and identified by artificial intelligence

When exoplanets collide: Impact in the ASASSN-21qj system

When exoplanets collide: Impact in the ASASSN-21qj system

Psyche: Mission to a metallic world

Psyche: Mission to a metallic world

Why are there three generations of fermions?

Why are there three generations of fermions?

Bennu sample reveal

Bennu sample reveal

Latest news about the top quark

Latest news about the top quark

Giant solar storms: a warning from 14,300 years ago

Giant solar storms: a warning from 14,300 years ago

What have we just learned about supersymmetry?

What have we just learned about supersymmetry?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle

What is zero-point energy?

What is zero-point energy?

Do axions exist?

Do axions exist?

The general theory of relativity. Part 3: The Mathematics of spacetime

The general theory of relativity. Part 3: The Mathematics of spacetime

The general theory of a relativity. Part 2: Gravity as geometry

The general theory of a relativity. Part 2: Gravity as geometry

The general theory of relativity. Part 1: The equivalence principle

The general theory of relativity. Part 1: The equivalence principle

MOND: Modified Newtonian Dynamics - an alternative to dark matter?

MOND: Modified Newtonian Dynamics - an alternative to dark matter?

Quiet, quieter, quietest

Quiet, quieter, quietest

A Sirius problem: white dwarfs, red giants and nearby explosions

A Sirius problem: white dwarfs, red giants and nearby explosions

JuMBOs: A new type of astronomical object?

JuMBOs: A new type of astronomical object?

Gravity: one of the four fundamental forces of nature

Gravity: one of the four fundamental forces of nature

The Doppler effect

The Doppler effect

Antimatter falls!

Antimatter falls!

The Hubble Tension

The Hubble Tension

The strong force

The strong force

Back from Bennu: Return of an asteroid sample

Back from Bennu: Return of an asteroid sample

The search for magnetic monopoles at the Large Hadron Collider

The search for magnetic monopoles at the Large Hadron Collider

A super-Earth at the edge of the Solar System?

A super-Earth at the edge of the Solar System?

K2-18b: an exoplanet fit for life?

K2-18b: an exoplanet fit for life?

The Star Being Eaten Alive

The Star Being Eaten Alive

Neutrinos detected in particle collisions for first time

Neutrinos detected in particle collisions for first time

Human teleportation, part 2

Human teleportation, part 2

Human teleportation, part 1

Human teleportation, part 1

Fermilab closes in on possible fifth force of nature

Fermilab closes in on possible fifth force of nature

How great is the asteroid threat?

How great is the asteroid threat?

The blackest black of all

The blackest black of all

Mega worlds: the largest of planets

Mega worlds: the largest of planets

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex - image by the James Webb Space Telescope

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex - image by the James Webb Space Telescope

The Extremely Large Telescope passes the halfway stage

The Extremely Large Telescope passes the halfway stage

The persistence of sound

The persistence of sound

The roundest thing in the universe

The roundest thing in the universe

Astronomers have found a new most-distant supermassive black hole

Astronomers have found a new most-distant supermassive black hole

Euclid: a mission to explore dark matter and dark energy

Euclid: a mission to explore dark matter and dark energy

The Milky Way Galaxy seen for the first time in neutrinos.

The Milky Way Galaxy seen for the first time in neutrinos.

Discovery of the gravitational wave background

Discovery of the gravitational wave background

Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy

Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy

Science, music and maths

Science, music and maths

Frankenstein: the novel - and the song

Frankenstein: the novel - and the song

ChatGPT: Is it any good?

ChatGPT: Is it any good?

Space exploration: new missions in 2023

Space exploration: new missions in 2023

Latest news from the Large Hadron Collider

Latest news from the Large Hadron Collider

Tale of a doomed world

Tale of a doomed world

The Star of Bethlehem: A Final Answer?

The Star of Bethlehem: A Final Answer?

Nuclear fusion: What next?

Nuclear fusion: What next?

Fusion energy breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility 2022

Fusion energy breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility 2022

Joseph William Kittinger (1928-2022)

Joseph William Kittinger (1928-2022)

The moment of creation

The moment of creation

Crisis in particle physics

Crisis in particle physics

The threat of Miyake events

The threat of Miyake events

Return to the Pillars of Creation

Return to the Pillars of Creation

The case of the missing matter - solved?

The case of the missing matter - solved?

The biggest explosion on record?

The biggest explosion on record?

The mirror reversal problem

The mirror reversal problem

Spiral galaxies

Spiral galaxies

Karl Schwarzschild: the man who predicted black holes.

Karl Schwarzschild: the man who predicted black holes.

What will happen when Earth's magnetic field flips?

What will happen when Earth's magnetic field flips?

The fastest spacecraft ever launched

The fastest spacecraft ever launched

The Densest Stuff in the Universe

The Densest Stuff in the Universe

Do we live in a simulation?

Do we live in a simulation?

Artemis 1: Return to the Moon

Artemis 1: Return to the Moon

Stellar Superstars: The biggest, brightest stars in the Galaxy

Stellar Superstars: The biggest, brightest stars in the Galaxy

Into the Unknown: the Large Hadron Collider at 13.6 TeV

Into the Unknown: the Large Hadron Collider at 13.6 TeV

Cray-1 (1978) versus iPhone13 (2022)

Cray-1 (1978) versus iPhone13 (2022)

Perseverance rover begins its search for past Martian life

Perseverance rover begins its search for past Martian life

Ground-breaking news from the Event Horizon Telescope

Ground-breaking news from the Event Horizon Telescope

Large Hadron Collider - start of Run 3

Large Hadron Collider - start of Run 3

Earendel: Star at the Cosmic Dawn

Earendel: Star at the Cosmic Dawn

Standard Model Broken at Fermilab?

Standard Model Broken at Fermilab?

Discovery of a mysterious new radio source

Discovery of a mysterious new radio source

X particles from the dawn of time

X particles from the dawn of time

The Large Hadron Collider in 2022: The quest for new physics restarts

The Large Hadron Collider in 2022: The quest for new physics restarts

Space missions in 2022

Space missions in 2022

Primordial black holes: a solution to two cosmic mysteries?

Primordial black holes: a solution to two cosmic mysteries?

Did the Sun have a companion star?

Did the Sun have a companion star?

The mystery of the missing dark matter

The mystery of the missing dark matter

The planet with an 8-hour year

The planet with an 8-hour year

Mineral from Earth's mantle found inside a diamond

Mineral from Earth's mantle found inside a diamond

The hunt for sterile neutrinos

The hunt for sterile neutrinos

When Worlds Collide - a song based on the movie and book

When Worlds Collide - a song based on the movie and book

Possible discovery of an extragalactic planet

Possible discovery of an extragalactic planet

Latest from the Large Hadron Collider: a crack in the Standard Model?

Latest from the Large Hadron Collider: a crack in the Standard Model?

The electron

The electron

The strange world of time crystals

The strange world of time crystals

How to travel into the future

How to travel into the future

Here comes a tune...

Here comes a tune...

Did a cosmic airburst destroy this Biblical city?

Did a cosmic airburst destroy this Biblical city?

What will alien life be like?

What will alien life be like?

White dwarfs

White dwarfs

The lowest temperature in the universe

The lowest temperature in the universe

Upcoming launch of James Webb Space Telescope

Upcoming launch of James Webb Space Telescope

Planetary nebulas: a three-minute introduction

Planetary nebulas: a three-minute introduction

Neutrinos

Neutrinos

Stellar collision triggers a supernova

Stellar collision triggers a supernova

Does Planet Nine exist?

Does Planet Nine exist?

The Accident: Discovery of an enigmatic brown dwarf

The Accident: Discovery of an enigmatic brown dwarf

Kardashev civilizations

Kardashev civilizations

Scylla and Charybdis: whirlpools, legendary and real

Scylla and Charybdis: whirlpools, legendary and real

Life on Hycean planets?

Life on Hycean planets?

Bennu: Encounters with an Asteroid

Bennu: Encounters with an Asteroid

Fusion breakthrough

Fusion breakthrough

The Yellowstone supervolcano

The Yellowstone supervolcano

Discovery of a new particle

Discovery of a new particle

John Paul Stapp and his incredible rocket sleds

John Paul Stapp and his incredible rocket sleds

The Oh-My-God particle

The Oh-My-God particle

Great Moon hoax

Great Moon hoax

Tesla, Marconi and the birth of SETI

Tesla, Marconi and the birth of SETI

Overtone series

Overtone series

Circle of fifths: music's masterplan

Circle of fifths: music's masterplan

The Muon g-2 experiment: Glimpsing new physics?

The Muon g-2 experiment: Glimpsing new physics?

X 15: the first hypersonic plane

X 15: the first hypersonic plane

The Pythagorean comma

The Pythagorean comma

The first stars in the universe

The first stars in the universe

The approach of Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (2014 UN271)

The approach of Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (2014 UN271)

Exploring the fourth dimension: fact, fiction, and art (part 3)

Exploring the fourth dimension: fact, fiction, and art (part 3)

Visualizing the fourth dimension, part 2

Visualizing the fourth dimension, part 2

Exploring the fourth dimension, part 1

Exploring the fourth dimension, part 1

Pythagorean tuning

Pythagorean tuning

The great dimming of Betelgeuse

The great dimming of Betelgeuse

Discovery of the rotation of galaxy filaments

Discovery of the rotation of galaxy filaments

Einstein and the photoelectric effect

Einstein and the photoelectric effect

Particle-antiparticle flipping shown for the first time at the Large Hadron Collider

Particle-antiparticle flipping shown for the first time at the Large Hadron Collider

Max Planck and the birth of quantum theory, part 2

Max Planck and the birth of quantum theory, part 2

Max Planck and the birth of quantum theory, part 1

Max Planck and the birth of quantum theory, part 1

Creation ex nihilo: Or, how to get a universe from nothing

Creation ex nihilo: Or, how to get a universe from nothing

Dark matter at the galactic core?

Dark matter at the galactic core?

NASA's new missions to Venus: DAVINCI+ and VERITAS

NASA's new missions to Venus: DAVINCI+ and VERITAS

A brief history of light part 3

A brief history of light part 3

History of light part 2: Thomas Young and the wave theory of light

History of light part 2: Thomas Young and the wave theory of light

Dark Energy Survey: results and implications

Dark Energy Survey: results and implications

A Brief History of Light part 1

A Brief History of Light part 1

Time dilation: how to buy time with energy

Time dilation: how to buy time with energy

The Higgs boson

The Higgs boson

Beyond the Large Hadron Collider: What's next in the world of high-energy physics?

Beyond the Large Hadron Collider: What's next in the world of high-energy physics?

Looking into wormholes: adventures in space and time

Looking into wormholes: adventures in space and time

Time travel for beginners

Time travel for beginners

String theory part 3: M-theory and beyond

String theory part 3: M-theory and beyond

String theory part 2

String theory part 2

String theory part 1

String theory part 1

Vacuum metastability event: Scary physics part 3

Vacuum metastability event: Scary physics part 3

Attack of the Micro Black Holes!

Attack of the Micro Black Holes!

Strangelets: Scary Physics part 1

Strangelets: Scary Physics part 1

Gravitational waves: probing the most violent events in the universe

Gravitational waves: probing the most violent events in the universe

Do stars made of antimatter exist?

Do stars made of antimatter exist?

The Standard Model

The Standard Model

The Large Hadron Collider: Genesis Machine

The Large Hadron Collider: Genesis Machine

Stars About to Explode

Stars About to Explode

Does dark matter exist?

Does dark matter exist?