The novel device could lead to more versatile quantum processors with clearer outputs. What good is a powerful computer if you can’t read its output? Or readily reprogram it to do different jobs? People who design quantum computers face these challenges, and …

Scientists have developed an extremely strong glass which is less energy intensive to make than regular glass.

Using the FAST telescope, researchers discovered unique "dwarf pulses" from pulsar PSR B2111+46, potentially unveiling unknown aspects of pulsar radiation and plasma conditions. Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a researc…

Most of us who've reached middle age have noticed a slowing in memory and cognition, but scientists don't have a clear picture of the molecular changes that take place in the brain to cause it.

The apex predators that roamed the earth 230 million years ago had a much weaker bite than previously thought, and likely couldn't crunch through bone to consume the entirety of their kills.

Spectroscopy may not look as spectacular as direct images, but it is critical to understanding the universe.

NASA's Artemis program has one tower standing and one just getting started.

A strange history has produced a helium-rich star with kilogauss magnetic fields.

New research could finally help us understand one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the origins of life on Earth.

If you've been using a meteorite as a doorstop, you might want to check to see if it might be worth a couple of bucks.

The image​ quickly went viral this week, with social media users questioning if it is a sign from aliens. But there's a simpler explanation, an expert says.

An image taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's MRO shows evidence of past glaciers away from Mars' polar regions.

Something remarkable happens when this small sun zooms past its larger companion.

Marine scientists recently identified the Antarctic strawberry feather star and seven other species in the same genus in Antarctic waters.

Scientists have found a mathematical shortcut that could help harness fusion energy, a potential source of clean electricity that could mitigate floods, heat waves, and other rising effects of climate change. The method allows researchers to more easily predi…

The peak of the annual Persied meteor shower fell on Aug. 13, and photographers around the world were ready for it.

A new scientific study published Thursday suggests the world should start preparing to protect the ecosystems that emerge from under the disappearing ice, as...

Researchers have determined a new feature of how the natural ends of our chromosomes are protected from harmful outcomes.

Gravitational waves are invisible ripples in the fabric of space-time. They are caused by some of the most violent and energetic events in the universe. Thes...

Just how dark is the night sky?

These materials are known as superconductors. The world record for running an uninterrupted zero-energy current through a superconductor is over 28 years

Named for its discoverer's nine-year-old daughter, this galaxy is one of the oldest realms to be witnessed by humanity.

The Moon of August 30-31, 2023, is a full moon, a supermoon, and a blue moon. Here's what it all means.

The true identity of a star that has baffled astronomers for more than 100 years has finally come to light.