Research Articles of Interest #Physics

On Aug. 17, 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo detected, for the first time, gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars. The event was not only “heard” in gravitational waves but also seen in light by dozens of telescopes on the ground and in space. Learn more about what this rare astronomy event taught us in a new video from LIGO and Virgo.

This confirmation by NASA could mean month-long trips to Mars and 16 year flights to the nearest star system, alpha & proxima centauri--which is 4 light years away, and would have taken centuries before. However, this drive baffles the science community because it appears to break Newton's Third Law. White et. al.

JET is using the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, to make plasma--and one day fusion energy that will be far more abundant than current nuclear fission energy with no harmful waste products.

Ever wondered what light looks like in motion? Velten et. al. capture photons with an effective temporal resolution of less than 2 picoseconds per frame.