The probe, no larger than a car, will be the closest a man-made object has ever gotten to the sun. We will be able to study and see it like we’ve never seen it before.
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A set of new studies that used large-scale computer simulations found that life might be more common throughout other universes than previously thought.
The Swift-Tuttle comet is the source of the lovely Perseid meteor shower each August. It’s also getting closer and closer, making it “the single most dangerous object known to humanity.”
Research by neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory helps explain how the brain regulates arousal.
It was Stephen Hawking’s obsession for the last 30 years of his life. Here’s why it matters. When it comes to the sciences, sometimes making two observations or measurements that appear […]
Many of our greatest fears stem from uncertainty about the future, and technology has made the future very uncertain indeed.
White-nose syndrome is nearly as lethal to bats as the Black Plague was for humans.
Giving our solar system a “slap in the face.”
The most massive star in the known Universe is 260 times as heavy as our Sun. But viewing the early Universe will shatter that record. Place enough mass together in one […]
A new report says there’s not as much evidence of physical harm as you might think.
A mind-bending paradox questions the nature of reality.
These five main food groups are important for your brain’s health and likely to boost the production of feel-good chemicals.
A new medical imaging device uses technology developed by particle physicists to produce full-color, 3D images of the human body.
The EIC is likely to deepen our understanding of the universe in ways we can’t fathom.
Can changing diet actually reverse the growth of cancer in the body?
Fill up your gas tank, no matter how hot it is, with confidence and safety from anywhere on Earth. For most of the northern hemisphere, summer is in full swing. Along […]
Our Universe cannot be described by normal matter alone. Vera Rubin’s work led the way. Ask an astrophysicist what our Universe is made of, and you’ll likely receive a shocking surprise. […]
Ever since we’ve had the technology, we’ve looked to the stars in search of alien life. It’s assumed that we’re looking because we want to find other life in the universe, but what if we’re looking to make sure there isn’t any?
If our current laws of physics can’t predict what will happen, even probabilistically, we need something new. There are two theories we have that explain all the particles and their […]
Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out computational tasks. These nanorobots are the size of a human cell and they could flow through intestines or pipelines to detect problems.
Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.
No particle we know of can explain what’s going on.
It’s the first time humans have landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon.
A team of researchers at Cornell University has developed a revolutionary battery architecture that could someday increase storage capacity while cutting charge times to mere seconds.
It took more than 9 billion years for Earth to form: the only known planet housing life. But it could have happened much, much sooner. The cosmic story that unfolded following […]
Our best physical theories predict that a multiverse exists. But if we can’t test it, is it really scientific? The Universe is all there ever was, all there is, and […]
It’s very different from the colloquial meanings of “true-and-false” or “right-and-wrong.” In many ways, the human endeavor of science is the ultimate pursuit of truth. By asking the natural world […]