A radical new theory suggests invisible black holes from the dawn of time may be quietly passing through Earth—and even your ...

Working with OptQC, the Japanese company wants to make a game-changing optical quantum computer that operates at room ...

Diamonds hitch a ride to Earth's surface inside a rare magma called kimberlite, but only if that magma stays buoyant.

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Across the galaxy, astronomers now see that planetary systems fall into four broad classes, and our own solar system, part of the rare Ordered group, is only one of them. At the same time, discoveries ...

Searching for technosignatures—signs of technology on a planet that we can see from afar—remains a difficult task. There are ...

Astronomers have uncovered a unique exoplanet system, revealing a surprising and rare pattern among its planets. The ...

Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, Writers and futurists have long echoed Alvin and Heidi Toffler’s idea that “the future arrives too fast…and in the wrong order.” Today, we know, the ...

In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed to create a chain reaction—a crucial step toward proving that it would be possible to make an atomic bomb. The scientists achieved this sustained nuclear reaction ...

ABSTRACT: Tycho Brahe was known for his comprehensive and remarkably accurate astronomical observations, and was considered one of the greatest astronomers before the invention of the telescope.

Atoms are the building blocks of everything. Atoms can form strong bonds with each other, making molecules. Symbols and formulae Letters from the alphabet are used to represent chemical elements. An ...