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supercollider? i just met her!
# science

supercollider? i just met her!

Scientists are already talking about the next generation of colliders which will smash matter and antimatter particles on a regular basis.

if you break the laws of physics…
# science

if you break the laws of physics…

What do we mean by breaking the laws of physics? And what happens if we do?

a billion solar masses of nothing
# science

a billion solar masses of nothing

Black holes are often described as tears in space and time. But that's not what they really are. What they really are is so much stranger...

more bad news for warp drive technology
# science

more bad news for warp drive technology

Theoretical warp drives keep finding more ways to kill their users and everything around them. This time, with artificial black holes.

caution, warp drive may damage planet
# science

caution, warp drive may damage planet

Warp drives might not just be the fastest way to explore the universe. They might also be weapons of mass destruction on a stellar scale.

when national geographic imitates the onion
# science

when national geographic imitates the onion

Quantum physics are weird, but they're probably not fill-the-universe-with-galaxy-group-sized-subatomic-particles weird...

what does it take to get a warp drive?
# space

what does it take to get a warp drive?

Warp drives will work by creating a bubble of twisted space. But the physics of that bubble get very complicated very quickly.

the anthropic principle takes another hit
# science

the anthropic principle takes another hit

A new paper shows that far from requiring precise physics to exist, matter as we know it can form within a relatively wide range of tolerances.

and with a lot of false bravado…
# evolution

and with a lot of false bravado…

A quick dive into a brick wall of stupidity... err... the backwards logic of Ray Comfort.

beam me to the moon
# science

beam me to the moon

You probably don't want Scotty to beam you up. Whatever he assembles on the other end won't be you.

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