Astronomers in Japan have discovered a supermassive black hole growing at impossible speed, breaking the cosmic Eddington ...

Scientists analyzing data from heavy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)—the world's most powerful particle ...

Focused Energy is developing a commercial system for generating energy from the laser-driven fusion of hydrogen isotopes.

In a tokamak—a donut-shaped device that uses magnetic fields to confine plasma—sudden disruptions can occur. During these events, electrons can accelerate to near the speed of light, creating a ...

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the ...

The first time a real retractable plasma blade flared to life on camera, it looked less like a fan project and more like a ...

Germany’s State Alliance for Fusion Research has added Baden-Württemberg as its 7th member, advancing plans for the nation’s ...

In a paper published January 21 in Nature, a team led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have run complex numerical simulations of plasma flows that, while leading to turbulence, ...

National Geographic Explorer Paolo Verzone provides a rare peek inside a stellarator, an experiment that aims to give the world near-limitless clean energy. When in operation, this space inside the ...

The IARPA SINTRA program was first awarded in July of 2023 to investigate the interaction of orbital debris with the space ...

Astronomers have found compelling evidence that at least some fast radio bursts originate from stars in binary systems rather ...

A monstrous galaxy named Inkathazo with plasma jets 32 times larger than the Milky Way has been discovered, challenging ...