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For the first time in history, scientists create particles from empty space

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Brighter Side of News

The universe appears to be mostly empty space. Once you remove the stars, planets, dust, and gas, there is nothing left. Physics tells a strange story. A vacuum isn’t really empty. It is full of restless energy and momentary quantum fluctuations. These are short disturbances that can generate pairs of virtual particles before disappearing again. … Read more

Scientists observe particles emerging from empty space for the first time

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earth snap

Researchers have detected pairs of particles emerging directly from vacuum during collisions of high-energy protons, providing the clearest evidence yet that mass can originate from empty space. This discovery reconfigures where much of the weight of ordinary matter comes from, pointing to space itself as an active source rather than a passive background. collision inside … Read more