The time between the holidays and New Years may seem strange, like we’re half working and half vacation, but your only real job is to relax and have fun. There is a final Mercury Retrograde of 2022, which begins in Capricorn on Thursday, December 29. But please don’t see this as a negative year-end. After …
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According to the standard model of particle physics, the universe is governed by four fundamental forces: electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, the strong nuclear force and gravity. While the first three are described by quantum mechanics, gravity is described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Surprisingly, gravity is the one that presents the greatest challenges …
Einstein’s predictions for gravity have been tested on the largest possible scale Read More »
Enlarge / Where the action takes place inside the National Ignition Facility. On Monday, a paper was published that describes some puzzling results from the National Ignition Facility, which uses many high-energy lasers focused on a small target to start a fusion reaction. Over the past few years, the facility has achieved key milestones, including …
Internal energies of laser fusion do not match predictions Read More »
