The Last Sorcerer: Isaac Newton A portrait painting of Sir Isaac Newton by an anonymous artist (Image credit: Imagno Contributor via Getty Images) I do not know what I may appear to the world, but … [+16790 chars]
This result may help explain how some pulsars are accelerated to such remarkably high speeds.The G292.0+1.8 supernova remnant contains a pulsar moving at over a million miles per hour. This image fea… [+5254 chars]
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The Sun is essential for the survival of plants as well as humans on Earth, but this giant energy source can also disrupt all kinds of technology on Earth including the largest communication system t… [+2329 chars]
Twenty seconds of scrubbing with soap is one of the best ways to protect yourself — and the people and things you touch — from disease-causing germs. But how exactly do soapy suds kill pathogenic bac… [+3455 chars]
A few years ago, deep beneath the Apennine Mountains in Italy, a team of physicists hunted for flashes of light that just might suggest human consciousness is the product of gravitational forces. Th… [+4086 chars]
You have likely heard of the universe's space junk problem. Now, it seems we are even polluting other planets. On Monday, NASA's Perseverance rover took a rare photo of a shiny silver object wedged … [+2560 chars]
The Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon will be visited by a new NASA spacecraft. NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA has green-lit a mission to explore a region of the Moon never before visited in … [+2548 chars]
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will fly the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission no earlier than late this year. Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots aboard the agencys Boei… [+4528 chars]
Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth - the place farthest from land. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean and lies around 2,688 kilometers (1,670 miles) from the nearest land. It is c… [+8023 chars]
Astronomers have created an intricate map of the star forming regions of the Tarantula nebula, also known as 30 Doradus. Astronomer Tony Wong says, "These fragments may be the remains of once-larger … [+2009 chars]
The Last Sorcerer: Isaac Newton A portrait painting of Sir Isaac Newton by an anonymous artist (Image credit: Imagno Contributor via Getty Images) I do not know what I may appear to the world, but … [+16790 chars]