Researchers have developed a new high-purity single-photon source that can operate at room temperature. The source is an important step toward practical applications of quantum technology, such as hi… [+4628 chars]
A rare sight was captured in the sky above southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan overnight Tuesday. A weather camera in Brandon captured a meteor streaking across the southern Manitoba sky northwest of… [+850 chars]
It's a long road to the edge of the observable universe. From its construction, the path to the launchpad, and the journey to its orbit around Lagrange point 2 (L2), the James Webb Space Telescope i… [+3782 chars]
Tiny predatory bacteria attack microorganisms. These ultramicrobacteria are widely distributed, for example, in sewage treatment plants and in the seafloor. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute fo… [+4572 chars]
NASA’s calling it a “cosmic milestone.” The space agency has confirmed that more than 5,000 exoplanets exist beyond our solar system and there are still more to be discovered. After 30 years of spa… [+2509 chars]
NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere during the spacecraft’s 39th close flyby of the planet on January 12, 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processin… [+3056 chars]
The ancestors of many animal species alive today may have lived in a delta in what is now China, new research suggests. The Cambrian Explosion, more than 500 million years ago, saw the rapid spread … [+4798 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope caught a galaxy on camera that underlies a much larger structure, known as the Virgo Cluster. The image of spiral galaxy NGC 4571, approximately 60 million light-years fro… [+2026 chars]
Tiny biological computers made of DNA could revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat a slew of diseases, once the technology is fully fleshed out. However, a major stumbling block for these DNA-ba… [+7942 chars]
The team behind the agency's history-making rotorcraft soars, picking up high-profile awards alongside a new-and-improved system to assess asteroid orbits. The National Space Club & Foundation p… [+4283 chars]
Two astronauts will go on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station Wednesday to conduct maintenance and upgrades for the orbiting laboratory. Astronauts Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias… [+3525 chars]
Marinated, or pickled, eggs are enjoyed by cultures around the world. There are Pennsylvania Dutch red-beet pickled eggs, German-style ones with a heavy dose of mustard, and Asian recipes that use ri… [+2632 chars]
