We might not be able to hear sound in space, but that doesn't mean there isn't any. In 2003, astronomers detected something truly astonishing: acoustic waves propagating through the gas surrounding a… [+3436 chars]
Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That's the goal of scientists seeking to discover or develop materials that can send and process signals a… [+7376 chars]
Enlarge/ NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been flying across the red planet for more than a year. 61 with 44 posters participating The achievement of powered flight on another world is one of t… [+3574 chars]
A few signs point to the U.S. NSF and EHT planning to reveal an image of our local black hole. For one, the event says that the groundbreaking results pertain to the "center of our galaxy." The annou… [+1443 chars]
Earth is braced for a close brush with a massive asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building in a matter of days. NASA has been keeping an eye on the rock and has revealed it’ll be a “close appro… [+1137 chars]
Late last week, NASAs Ingenuity helicopter managed to reestablish its connection with the Perseverance rover following a brief communications disruption. The space agency says the looming winter is l… [+4539 chars]
Start-up SpinLaunch has an innovative way of demonstrating how we can send payloads into orbit without the need for chemical propellent from the get-go. Basically, spin the payload incredibly fast in… [+1697 chars]
A fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide (12 kilometer) space rock slams into Earth, setting off a series of events that ended the age of dinosaurs. From the dinosaurs' perspective, i… [+3312 chars]
Three years ago, the first ever image of a black hole stunned the world. A black pit of nothingness enclosed by a fiery ring of light. That iconic image of the black hole at the center of galaxy Mess… [+6159 chars]
Scientists investigating the underside of the world's largest ice sheet in Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake. The lake, called Lake Snow Eagle, lies in a mile-deep canyon in the highlands… [+5066 chars]
Earth is braced for a close brush with a massive asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building in a matter of days. NASA has been keeping an eye on the rock and has revealed it’ll be a “close appro… [+1137 chars]
