Despite significant scientific advancement over the last decades, the universe still finds new ways to surprise us. Every ...

Astronomers have identified what appears to be an unusually distant candidate “jellyfish” galaxy, a strange object trailing a one-sided tail of newborn stars that appears consistent with ram-pressure ...

Every year, AIP awards physical scientists for their leadership and excellence. In recognition of women in the physical ...

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and gas from 9-11 billion years ago. By analyzing faint ...

A recent study suggests that left-handed people have an advantage in competitive contexts, while righties tend to cooperate ...

Astronomers working with data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment, known as HETDEX, say they have produced ...

The birth of massive stars involves gravity, turbulence, and stellar feedback, all of which influence the flow of matter. Find out more here: ...

A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.

Most of the (dark) matter beyond the Local Group of galaxies (which includes the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy) must be ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed three-dimensional map yet of faint hydrogen light filling the universe roughly 9 to 11 billion years ago. Instead of showing galaxies as isolated points, the ...

Scientists have detected a surprisingly hot galaxy cluster dating back to the universe’s infancy. The cluster formed far earlier and burned far hotter than current models predict. Researchers believe ...

What governs the speed at which raindrops fall, sediment settles in river estuaries, and matter is ejected during a supernova? These questions circle around one, deceitfully simple factor: the rate at ...