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In a viral interview, a well-known Flat Earther tried to explain how “the Sun circles above the Earth” — but his explanation ...

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the ...

Unifying gravity and quantum theory remains a significant goal in modern physics. Despite the success in unifying all other ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner solar system. New research from Rice University reveals that Jupiter played a ...

Mahabalipuram's Krishna's Butterball, a massive granite boulder, defies gravity, resting precariously on a tiny incline for ...

For the first time, scientists have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...

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While this may complicate the quest for a clear experimental signature of quantum gravity, it does not render such tests useless. According to the research team, both classical and quantum models of ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...