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Physics in the News

Updated Saturday, June 7, 2014

Evidence Of Theia, The Planet That Formed Our Moon?

New scientific evidence from the Apollo missions could prove that a planet the size of Mars called Theia once collided with Earth and created our moon. Credit: NASA
New scientific evidence from the Apollo missions could prove that a planet the size of Mars called Theia once collided with Earth and created our moon. (Credit: NASA)
via inquisitr.com

Big Bang: Indian physicist says he’s vindicated

Big-Bang
The Big Bang theory suggests that at some moment all matter in the universe was contained in a single point, which is considered the beginning of the universe.
via timesofindia.com

Another Glimpse of ‘New Physics’ at the LHC?

CERN/LHC/LHCb
(Credit: CERN/LHC/LHCb)
via discovery.com

Space: A New Hope or an Old Dream?

(Credit: NASA)
(Credit: NASA)
via scientific american

Can gravity behave as fluid to cause turbulence?

Simulated view of a black hole (center) in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Note the gravitational lensing effect, which produces two enlarged but highly distorted views of the Cloud. Across the top, the Milky Way disk appears distorted into an arc.
Simulated view of a black hole (center) in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Note the gravitational lensing effect, which produces two enlarged but highly distorted views of the Cloud. Across the top, the Milky Way disk appears distorted into an arc.
via zeenews