Science Newsby Lisa Grossman28d ago
Since 1989, astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell has tracked every human-made object in space. McDowell’s meticulously maintained catalog, updated every few weeks, is more comprehensive and detailed...
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe28d ago
When thinking of typical targets of cyberattacks, astronomers likely don’t come to mind. And yet, the website of the International Meteor Organization has been dealt a “critical blow” that could...
MIT Newsby Jordan Silva | School of Engineering28d ago
Each year, faculty and researchers across the MIT School of Engineering are recognized with prestigious awards for their contributions to research, technology, society, and education.
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking28d ago
Conceptually, a camera is a pretty simple device. It originates in the discovery of the camera obscura—literally “dark room”—and the fact that if you let light through a small hole, or aperture...
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee28d ago
The road to launch was long and arduous, but NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope finally got to space in late August.
Phys.orgby Pohang University; Technology28d ago
Portable metasurface biosensor turns molecular signals into images, bypassing spectrometers What if signs of disease could be detected using nothing more than a tiny chip that fits in the palm of...
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul28d ago
The moon may look desolate and calm, but a lot happens on that dusty landscape. With zero atmosphere, space rocks of all sizes regularly bombard the lunar surface.
Phys.orgby Kanazawa University28d ago
Activated learning-and-memory protein forms growing molecular chains, imaging reveals Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University, Kyoto University, SOKENDAI...
Phys.orgby Foundational Questions Institute28d ago
What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence Somewhere between the microscopic realm of elementary particles and the macroscopic world of...
Phys.orgby Brookhaven National Laboratory28d ago
A glimpse of the solar system's origins: Striking details on the molecules inside a meteorite Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have...
The Hinduby Vasudevan Mukunth28d ago
As NASA and China speed up their lunar space programmes, a more-than-temporary human settlement on the moon inches closer to reality.
PetaPixelby Jeremy Gray28d ago
Photographer Ali Alobaidly won this year’s Royal Observatory Greenwich ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 18 competition.
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane28d ago
The astonishing diversity of the cosmos is on display in the 2026 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
MIT Newsby Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory28d ago
Nearly 170 interns recently dispersed from MIT Lincoln Laboratory to return to their undergraduate or advanced degree programs.
Phys.orgby Stanford University28d ago
Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time A Stanford team has documented the first direct observation of quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator, completing an arc of...
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr28d ago
When you gaze into the abyss, so Nietzsche proclaimed, sometimes the abyss gazes back into you. And if you pummel Earth's crust with the most powerful class of explosives humanity has ever devised...
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan28d ago
Two years ago, something about the size of a small apartment building, three- to six‑stories-tall, crashed into the Moon—and evidence of its impact went unnoticed for over a year.
Phys.orgby Lucien Wilkinson28d ago
Nullarbor mapping reveals surface signs of deep, hidden cave systems Mysterious trenches stretching for kilometers across southern Australia's Nullarbor Plain have been revealed as the surface...
CNETby Joe Supan28d ago
After decades of silence, the US military is suddenly chatty on the topic of space weapons. Earlier this week, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference in...
Phys.orgby Institute28d ago
What ancient Mars rocks reveal about its buried carbonate stores Carbonate minerals are among the best records of past liquid water on Mars: They form when water carrying dissolved carbon dioxide...
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