In physics, as in life, it's always good to look at things from different perspectives. Since the beginning of quantum physics, how light moves and interacts with matter around it has mostly been de… [+6264 chars]
As future Artemis astronauts explore the moon, a new high-tech backpack will assist their mapping as they step into the unknown. NASA does have high-definition lunar maps of the surface, from orbit,… [+3012 chars]
by Asha C. Gilbert Jessica Watkins made history on Wednesday by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station. Watkins, 33, and three … [+2166 chars]
There’s little debate that the most exciting move in a rocket’s repertoire is when it launches itself skywards on a column of flame. But failing that, it’s still pretty interesting to see how these m… [+2468 chars]
We still don't know just how the first life emerged on Earth. One suggestion is that the building blocks arrived here from space; now, a new study of several carbon-rich meteorites has added weight t… [+3220 chars]
Associate professor Mazhar Ali and his research group at TU Delft have discovered one-way superconductivity without magnetic fields, something that was thought to be impossible ever since its discove… [+9093 chars]
Last week, NASA's Perseverance Rover captured a gorgeous view of Phobos eclipsing the Sun, from the surface of Mars. From the point of view of any Martian microbes lurking out there, the eclipse may … [+2193 chars]
We still don't know just how the first life emerged on Earth. One suggestion is that the building blocks arrived here from space; now, a new study of several carbon-rich meteorites has added weight t… [+3220 chars]
Planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn, alongside the moon, shine above Rome at dawn, while the Tianhe Chinese space station crosses the sky on April 27, 2022. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/The Virtu… [+2731 chars]
In physics, as in life, it's always good to look at things from different perspectives. Since the beginning of quantum physics, how light moves and interacts with matter around it has mostly been de… [+6264 chars]
An international group of astronomers led by Benjamin Thomas of The University of Texas at Austin has used observations from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at the university's McDonald Observatory … [+5233 chars]
NASA is keeping a watchful eye on an asteroid that will make a knee-wobbling close pass of Earth on Thursday. The space rock 2008 AG33 is up to 2,560 feet long, making it twice the size of the Empir… [+2876 chars]
