Physicists have confirmed the existence of a new form of atomic nuclei, and the fact that it’s not symmetrical challenges the fundamental theories of physics that explain our Universe.

But that’s not as bad as it sounds, because the discovery could help scientists solve one of the biggest mysteries in theoretical physics - where is all the dark matter? - and could also explain why travelling backwards in time might actually be impossible.

NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe takes a good look at amazing Jupiter, March 4, 1979.

Fingal’s Cave, Scotland

Scientists and geology students alike flock to this cave to study its surreal basalt formations, formed by the flow of lava approximately 60 million years ago. As the lava gradually solidified, the igneous rock cooled and contracted, creating cracks in a very unique pattern. Cracks grew in the efficient hexagonal shape as the lava cooled abnormally slowly and uniformly created hexagonal towers. The island of Staffa on which the cave is located is mostly comprised of these hexagonal columns.

We are closer than ever to deciphering what has been called the world’s first computer.

The device, known as the Antikythera Mechanism, has been puzzling scientists for more than a century ever since it was discovered in an ancient Greek shipwreck in 1901.

In an event held at the Katerina Laskaridis Historical Foundation Library in Greece in June, an international team of researchers announced the results of a lengthy investigation into what might be the oldest computer in the world.