At the beginning of September, within the National Space Laboratory, the Shenzhou 20 astronaut crew, composed of Chen Dong, ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world.

Physics has evolved over centuries to help us better understand the universe and our place in it. These experiments played a major role.

New experiments that rely on very large machines have begun to probe the weak points of particle physics.

Quantum physics predicts a bunch of phenomena that seem really bizarre, but have been unambiguously confirmed by experiments. Here are three of the best.

The most beautiful experiment in physics, according to a poll of Physics World readers, is the interference of single electrons in a Young’s double slit. Robert P Crease reports Simply beautiful – the ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world.

Thought experiments can have some advantages over real experiments: they require no special equipment, are low-cost, can be ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world.

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.” ...