Wait, what is…
You’ve found the Universe’s “wait… what?” button. From neutrinos to quasars, these physics stories are quick, weird, and guaranteed to make you rethink what you know.
Particle Physics
Image Credit: The IceCube Experiment
a neutrino?
Every second, trillions of ghostlike particles stream through your body every second. But what are they?
Image Credit: Cyclotron Motion by Sfu licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
an electron?
Electrons are everywhere — in your body, your phone, and the electronics around you. But what actually are they?
antimatter?
It’s not just science fiction — it’s real, and we make it in labs around the world. But what is it really?
Natural Phenomena
Image Credit:Advanced Test Reactor Core by Argonne National Laboratory licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Cherenkov radiation?
Light can be slow and particles can be fast. But what happens when you put both of them together?
Quantum Mechanics
Schrödinger’s Cat?
Imagine a cat that’s both alive and dead… at the same time. No, it’s not magic — it’s quantum mechanics.