A panel of physicists and astronomers will preview emerging theories and experiments aimed at solving the mystery of dark energy, an invisible force that dominates the universe, from 1:45 to 4:45 p.m.

The film discusses an experiment conducted by Professor Fredman and Dr. Madson, which investigates the heating of a copper target when bombarded by electrons. Using a setup similar to the Millikan ...

New research conducted by nuclear physicists is using a method that connects theories of gravitation to interactions among the smallest particles of matter. The result is insight into the strong force ...

While many of the experiments it will conduct in the coming months are classified, the Space Force has identified space-based laser communications and quantum sensing as two of its focus areas.

Dark energy -- a mysterious force pushing the universe apart at an ever-increasing rate -- was discovered 26 years ago, and ever since, scientists have been searching for a new and exotic particle ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable ...

The Space Force launched its X-37B spaceplane late Thursday for its eighth experimental mission. The spacecraft flew from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. While many ...