A version of an iconic experiment to confirm quantum theory has for the first time used the light of distant stars to bolster the case for a phenomenon that Albert Einstein referred to as “spooky ...

NASA plans to test a new cosmic radiation-blocking vest next year by sending a pair of dummies on a trip around the Moon. The StemRad vest looks vaguely like what a dentist drapes over a patient ...

An international team, including astronomers from Keele University, has performed a unique cosmic test to measure the mass of an ancient star, which will help them learn more about the history of our ...

Researchers in the UK and Finland claim to have simulated some possible aspects of the early universe in a test tube of liquid helium-3. The experiment, which involves “colliding” the boundaries ...

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