Finding a tiny planet around bright stars dozens or hundreds of light-years from Earth is extremely difficult.
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In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth’s surface. Instead, it managed to take over the geospheres.
To prevent overloading the memory system, the brain may have a mechanism that tosses out certain types of memories.
NASA gave three robots plans for a moon shelter, and the robots figured out how to build it.
The passage of time is something we all experience, as it takes us from one moment to the next. But could it all just be an illusion?
Known as hypervelocity stars, we originally thought just one would be ejected every 100,000 years. The real number is much greater.
In our Solar System, even the two brightest planets frequently align in our skies. But only rarely is it spectacularly visible from Earth.
The Wharton School professor — and author of Co-Intelligence — outlines ways we can tap into the AI advantage safely and effectively.
Ironically, the company did so using technology perfected by the oil industry.
Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.
The best answer we have is, “Life is matter with intentionality.”
Do we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.
The matter that creates black holes won’t be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?
Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?
Philosopher and author Christopher DiCarlo outlines the key areas where AI continues to reshape the labor landscape.
Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury “only” reaches 800 °F at its hottest. Venus is always hotter, even at night.
The benefits of going the extra mile to be socially responsible are felt by customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Here’s a plan to secure them.
More than two years after JWST began science operations, our Universe now looks very different. Here are its biggest science contributions.
As Uranus approaches its solstice, its polar caps, rings, and moons come into their best focus ever under JWST’s watchful eye. See it now!
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb claimed to track down and find alien spherules on the ocean bottom. Here’s the sober truth.
Explore how the study of exoplanets is transforming our understanding of ocean formation.
Finding alien technology on the seafloor would be truly incredible. This extraordinary claim, however, is debunked by the actual evidence.
With the invention of the leap year, the Julian calendar was used worldwide for over 1500 years. Over time, it led only to catastrophe.
Radically improve your work-life speaking and presentation skills with a technique used by musicians and brand-name politicians.
Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets — very few of which resemble Earth.
Organic molecules can be produced by living or non-living systems. But the recent findings are very intriguing.
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NASA’s Juno mission, in orbit around Jupiter, occasionally flies past its innermost large moon: Io. The volcanic activity is unbelievable.
Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can’t? No. But if they can calculate faster, that’s quantum supremacy.
These missions will put us one step closer to the ultimate goal: crewed trips to Mars.