Earth's magnetic field — also known as the geomagnetic field — is generated in our planet's interior and extends out into space, creating a region known as the magnetosphere. Without the magnetic … [+11064 chars]
The motion of a tiny number of charged particles may solve a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars, according to a new study from Caltech. These features, called accr… [+7857 chars]
A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Perimeter Institute recently set new constraints on dark photons, which a… [+5045 chars]
An international team of scientists featuring Florida State University researchers has developed a model that predicts the spread of vortices in so-called superfluids, work that provides new insight … [+3754 chars]
In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his magnum opus, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which effectively synthesized his theories on motion, velocity, and universal gravitation. In terms o… [+10666 chars]
image: Citizen science observations across two centuries reveal a dramatic, climate-driven shift to earlier leaf out and flowering, which varies across settings, species and functional groups. Plan… [+7331 chars]
Work is progressing on a vital part of NASA's Mars sample return plans. The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) is a small, lightweight, two-stage solid-propellant rocket with a big assignment: blast rock, se… [+6898 chars]
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed a new anti-motion blur single-pixel imaging method for fast-moving objects.… [+2754 chars]
Jonathan Park is an MD-PhD student at Yale University in Newhaven, Connecticut.Credit: Jonathan Park Jonathan I could feel the tension setting in. I had just pressed Send on a flurry of e-mails to … [+11650 chars]
The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formedsomething that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 yearshas now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Na… [+3858 chars]
A GEOMAGNETIC storm may hit Earth today, forecasters have warned. On July 6, a stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field, experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc… [+2321 chars]
