Science

Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar cells at record speed

Molecular vibrations can "catapult" electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second‬ ‪— much faster than previously thought, a new study shows.The findings could help scientists find more...

Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?

NASA's Artemis II mission will soon send astronauts on a trip around the moon, if the current plans...

Measles’ resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what’s coming

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare — a few...

Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moon

Astronomers think they've glimpsed one of the rarest sights in space: two planets smashing into each other around...

Spinning Innovation: How Barlow’s Wheel Inspires Today’s Electromechanics

Electric motors are at the heart of modern industry, powering everything from household appliances to industrial machinery. But...

Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth tonight: How to see it in the sky and online

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected by astronomers, will make its closest approach to Earth overnight between Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18...

30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope

After a multi-decade-year mission to understand the nature of the universe, a telescope perched in the mountain plateaus of northern Chile said goodbye in...

New telescope images prove comet 3I/ATLAS is getting brighter and greener on its way to Earth

New telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS confirm that the mysterious object has gotten brighter and greener since its close approach to the...

This super-bright star could be the next naked-eye supernova visible from Earth

An incredibly luminous star system that has long baffled astronomers could soon light up the sky with the nuclear brilliance of thousands of suns,...

3I/ATLAS photos: NASA, ESA reveal new images of interstellar comet ahead of close encounter with Earth

The celebrity comet 3I/ATLAS is showing itself out of our solar system for good — but not before the cosmic paparazzi at Earth's space...

Ancient ‘hanging coffin’ people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today

For millennia, an ethnic group in what's now southwest China placed their dead in "hanging coffins" on cliffsides, but their identity has long eluded...