In case your nightmares are insufficiently full of terrifying real creatures, here is another one for you: there is a ferocious and venomous worm whose four fearsome fangs are built from copper. Bloo… [+2815 chars]
Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock. But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibi… [+5071 chars]
In 1676, by studying the motion of Jupiter's moon Io, Danish astronomer Ole Rømer calculated that light travels at a finite speed. Two years later, building on data gathered by Rømer, Dutch mathemati… [+6818 chars]
NASA is officially gearing up for a return to the Moon. And this time the space agency is testing out some sweet new technology to send with its next legion of lunar astronauts. Specifically, they’re… [+2038 chars]
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope sent its first photos earlier this year. Since then, it has come a long way, going through seven stages of mirror alignment. Astrophotography and astronomy fans, rejo… [+2491 chars]
Chemists at the Technische Universität Dresden have developed a new, more sustainable process for synthesizing numerous important everyday chemicals from white phosphorus. The new process has the pot… [+3707 chars]
Whoosh! After three years of maintenance and upgrades, the Large Hadron Collider — one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever built — has whizzed past its own record. In preparation for i… [+3137 chars]
Figure 1. Citizen scientist Thomas Thumopoulos created this enhanced color image using raw data from the JunoCam tool. At the time the initial image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 44,000 mi… [+3279 chars]
