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Is This a Black Hole or a New Type of Star?
A new model argues that strange, star-like objects might appear similar to black holes.
1 year ago
Weird! Measurement of W Boson Doesn’t Match Standard Model of Physics
A decade ago, physicists wondered whether the discovery of the Higgs boson at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider would point to…
2 years ago
Maybe “Boson Clouds” Could Explain Dark Matter
The search is underway for a hypothetical form of dark matter known as boson clouds.
2 years ago
One Idea to Explain Dark Matter – Ultralight Bosons – Fails the Test
A study of rotating black holes show that some spin so quickly because dark matter particles haven't slowed them down.
3 years ago
An Exotic Explanation for the Most Extreme Gravitational Wave Detected so far
A new study proposes an exotic boson star to explain the largest gravitational wave merger we've observed.
3 years ago
Astronomy Cast Ep. 486: Particle Physics Update
It's time for a news update. This time from the field of particle physics. It turns out there have been…
6 years ago
What is the Higgs Boson?
What is this thing we keep hearing about - the Higgs Boson, and why is it important? (more…)
8 years ago