When thinking about quantum mechanical systems, single photons and well-isolated ions and atoms may spring to mind, or electrons spreading through a crystal. More exotic in the context of quantum mec… [+6458 chars]
Storms, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, clouds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new GOES-18 satellite will witness them all, helping us to better forecast and understand weather,… [+1526 chars]
WASHINGTON The private astronauts who spent two weeks on the International Space Station in April said they tried to pack too much into their schedules while on the station, putting a strain on both … [+4058 chars]
Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each year. Many are used to study distressing conditions like cancer, arthritis and chronic pain, and nearly all spend their lives in smal… [+4623 chars]
Three years ago, scientists used a telescope the size of Earth to produce the first-ever image of a black hole. Now, they've done it again — this time, closer to home, and of a very different invisib… [+5454 chars]
When thinking about quantum mechanical systems, single photons and well-isolated ions and atoms may spring to mind, or electrons spreading through a crystal. More exotic in the context of quantum mec… [+6458 chars]
NASA and Boeing are about to launch another test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in a crucial mission following a failed attempt in 2019. The uncrewed mission will launch from Cape Canave… [+1936 chars]
American space agency NASA has warned that a massive asteroid is heading towards the Earth. NASA is monitoring the space rock Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3) and said that it will get close to our planet… [+591 chars]
One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is something called the "satellite disk problem." In essence, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit large… [+2037 chars]
When NASA sends Artemis astronauts back to the surface of the moon in coming years, they should be able to grow their own salad. That's just one of the ramifications of a historic experiment in which… [+2272 chars]
Theres green energy and then theres truly GREEN energy, or rather, blue-green energy. A colorful colony of photosynthetic cyanobacteria, known as blue-green algae, have successfully powered a compute… [+3741 chars]
Star HD 222925 is a cool and unassuming star in the southern constellation of Tucana. It might appear just another of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, but new analysis has revealed that it is … [+2341 chars]
