NASA JPL takes a first step toward a GPS for space.
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A new method promises to capture an elusive dark world particle.
A fascinating mathematical structure exists that goes well beyond our common experience. Could it revolutionize physics? Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is that every particle within it — at […]
The ‘People Map of the United States’ zooms in on America’s obsession with celebrity
By 2022, there may be as many as three artificial moons floating above the city of Chengdu.
Sure, Epicureans focused on seeking pleasure – but they also did so much more.
It’s safe to say not everyone was immediately impressed.
Spending between 120–300 minutes per week in nature shown to increase wellbeing.
Celebrity scientists like Donna Strickland are showing that science & faith co-exist just fine.
Disney, one of world’s largest entertainment companies, doubles down on its environmental plan.
The new design could help the robot explore disaster zones and other dangerous environments.
The latest phones have more than one million (1,048,576 to be exact) times more memory than the Apollo computer had in RAM.
Einstein’s explanation is the only one that works. When Newton first proposed the law of universal gravitation, it marked the very first time that we realized the same rule governing how […]
If the Sun is 93 million miles away, why does sunlight filtering through the clouds or the trees spread out? Rays of sunshine are one of those natural sights that leave […]
Our Universe is full of surprises. This latest one, AT2018cow, has ignited a controversy between astronomers. The Universe is an ever-changing place, particularly if you look at it on long-enough […]
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
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If all you see is low-energy light in a myriad of directions, you can’t be sure. But this light comes from the Big Bang. There are a lot of things that […]
Why do all of our virtual assistants have a female voice?
It’s possible that the Higgs boson is connected to a bizarre doomsday scenario for the universe.
It’s either a cosmic mystery or a terribly mundane mistake. The Universe is expanding, and every scientist in the field agrees with that. The observations overwhelmingly support that straightforward conclusion, and […]
Just when you thought the student loan crisis couldn’t get any worse.
Two massive clouds of dust in orbit around the Earth have been discussed for years and finally proven to exist.
The Earth is getting warmer, and humans are the cause. This is why. Let’s play pretend for a moment. Pretend, if you can, that you’ve never heard about the idea of […]
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
We all have obstacles to overcome in pursuit of our goals. For Santa Claus, it’s clear that science is the key. Of all the challenges we face in our work, perhaps […]
Galactic mergers should push gas and dust into the centers of galaxies. So why are these two so quiet? Scientists have studied the closest, largest, brightest galaxies to Earth for centuries. […]
Is the future with radiative cooling?
These three reasons are why there’s no getting around the fact that astronomy needs the James Webb Space Telescope. Even the most powerful telescope in history, the Hubble Space Telescope, […]
Just because you can design an experiment to test for something doesn’t mean you should trust the results. Is there another Universe out there? The Universe we know and inhabit, the […]