'Near-misses' in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds

Particle accelerators reveal the heart of nuclear matter by smashing together atoms at close to the speed of light. The ...
New Scientist

A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

The muon collider was once dismissed as impossible, but is now gaining steam as the successor to the Large Hadron Collider.
Scientific American

Inside a bold plan to pulverize an Earth-bound asteroid

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

The physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black hole

In 1916, only a year after Albert Einstein had published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used mathematical calculations to show this: If sufficient mass could be placed into an ...
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Near-miss collisions at world’s largest particle accelerator reveal secrets of strong force

Deep inside every atom lies a restless world of quarks and gluons—the tiny building ...