PBS Space Time: This Particle Solved Everything. We Just Found Out It Isn't Real

20mAired 2026-01-22

The universe thrums with quantum fields; and the particles of matter and force emerge as vibrational manifestations of the deep symmetries of these fields. The layers and reflections of those symmetries give us the wonderful richness of what we call the standard model of particle physics. Except there seems to be something missing: the sterile neutrino.

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PBS Space Time: This Particle Solved Everything. We Just Found Out It Isn't Real

The Universe Itself Might Be Hiding the Gravity Particle From Us

This Particle Solved Everything. We Just Found Out It Isn't Real

The Universe Tried to Hide the Gravity Particle. Physicists Found a Loophole.

The Universe Is Racing Apart. We May Finally Know Why.

Most of Reality Is Invisible. We May Finally Be About to Reveal It.

Something Disturbing Happens When You Solve Einstein's Equations This Way

Earth’s Core Should Be Impossible. A New State of Matter Explains It.