Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to anchor our galaxy, explaining both the blistering speeds of stars near the ...

"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate." ...

Dive into rotational dynamics with **“Physics Tutorial: Moment Of Inertia Of A Ring About An Axis.”** This video breaks down the concept of moment of inertia for a ring, explaining how mass ...

An algorithm that efficiently determines directional information from histogram data can be applied to neutrinos and other ...

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark ...

Low-temperature plasmas are intrinsically non-equilibrium systems in which electromagnetic fields, particle transport, and thermodynamic processes interact ...

Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical ...

New radio observations of the Milky Way are exposing hidden patterns in its magnetic field. People have scanned the night sky ...

The mystery of dark matter—unseen, pervasive, and essential in standard cosmology—has loomed over physics for decades. In new ...

Watching, modeling and even playing winter sports help students internalize physics concepts, including acceleration, ...

Even before competing in his first Olympics, 21-year-old Ilia Malinin has transformed the sport of figure skating.

Magnetic compasses struggle aboard steel ships, but gyrocompasses solve the problem by exploiting Earth’s rotation itself. This video explains the physics of gyroscopes, precession, and modern fiber ...