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Why Does Our Universe Have Three Dimensions?

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Jan 19, 2012 01:02 PM ET | 0

Did our universe expand from an original embryonic universe of ten dimensions? To explain, we'll need to make our beds... Read more

Why Does Our Universe Have Three Dimensions?

'Can I Teach My Mum String Theory?'

Posted by Mark Thompson Tue Nov 8, 2011 02:04 PM ET | 0

BBC astronomy presenter Mark Thompson shares his opinion about how best to communicate space science. Read more

Through The Wormhole: Where's the Cosmic 'Edge'?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jun 15, 2011 05:15 PM ET | 0

Tonight at 10 p.m. E/P on Science Channel, Morgan Freeman will explore the furthest-most reaches of the Universe. Find out what he discovers. Read more

Through The Wormhole: Where's the Cosmic 'Edge'?

Overexcited Rumors of LHC Higgs Boson Discovery

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:49 AM ET | 0

When on the cutting edge of physics, try not to pay too much attention to internal memos. Read more

What Has the Tevatron Really Discovered?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Apr 7, 2011 04:48 PM ET | 0

If you're a little hazy about the details of Wednesday's buzz surrounding the potential discovery of "new physics" in Fermilab's Tevatron particle accelerator, don't worry, you're not alone. Read more

Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Mar 21, 2011 04:01 AM ET | 0

Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today. Read more

Could Higgs Particle be a Time-Traveling Assassin?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Mar 16, 2011 05:07 PM ET | 0

Is there another type of Higgs particle that can travel through time? Could it be used for evil? Read more

Ultra-Cold Brown Dwarf Discovered?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Sat Mar 12, 2011 08:48 PM ET | 0

Has an even cooler brown dwarf been discovered? If so, this "ultra-cool" object has an atmospheric thermostat set at around room temperature. Read more

Black Holes on a String in the Fifth Dimension

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Sun Mar 6, 2011 08:22 PM ET | 0

Considering a black hole in the fifth dimension, can it eventually become a "naked singularity"? Welcome to the bizarre world of shrinking strings. Read more

How to Build a Neutron Star

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Dec 14, 2010 06:48 AM ET | 0

Scientists can probe the conditions just after the Big Bang. They can detonate a supernova in a test tube. They can even study black holes. What about neutron stars? Read more

Quest to Find a Menagerie of Exotic Particles

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Sat Dec 4, 2010 06:57 PM ET | 0

The hypothetical "X" particle recently suggested as a dark matter candidate by scientists at Brookhaven isn't the only exotic particle that physicists have proposed in recent years. Read more

Are We Living in a Hologram?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Oct 27, 2010 03:59 PM ET | 0

Do you ever get those days when you question reality? Fermilab is building a machine that may prove that "reality" is only a holographic projection from the outermost boundary of the Universe. Read more

Come Feel the Noise

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Sat Mar 6, 2010 10:00 PM ET | 0

The physics blogosphere is buzzing about a new paper by cosmologist Craig Hogan -- the subject of a long feature by Ron Cowen in Science News -- proposing that our universe is a hologram, made up of pixels of spacetime. ... Read more

Can Life Exist in Alternate Universes?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Feb 23, 2010 05:00 AM ET | 0

Just by reading at that title you might have disregarded this article as pure fantasy. And to be honest, I had to read the MIT article twice before I took it seriously. Although it's pure speculation, there's something appealing about ... Read more

Large Hadron Collider Makes History with 1.18 TeV Protons

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Nov 30, 2009 04:18 AM ET | 0

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has made history and become most powerful particle accelerator on the planet. In the early hours of Monday morning, the LHC accelerated protons to a record-breaking 1.18 TeV (tera-electronvolts). The previous record... Read more