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Space ice, once thought to be fully amorphous, holds hidden nanocrystals that reshape our understanding of water and its role in the Universe.
New research shows space ice isn’t fully disordered but contains nanocrystals, changing what we know about water in the cosmos.
Joshua Shavit
AI-powered satellite launches in just 13 months, using real-time self-monitoring tech to predict system performance in orbit.
SpaceFirst AI-powered self-monitoring satellite launched into spaceMac Oliveau
Scientists levitate a magnet to search for ultralight dark matter, setting new limits with cutting-edge quantum sensing.
SpaceMicroscopic magnet powers search for dark matter in the universeMac Oliveau
Astronomers discover Eos, a dark molecular cloud near Earth, revealing hidden gas using ultraviolet light detection.
SpaceAstronomers discover massive cosmic structure hiding near our solar systemMac Oliveau
Quantum mechanics would allow the Universe to eventually tunnel to the lowest energy state, or the ‘true’ vacuum, and that process would result in a cataclysmic global event.
SpacePhysicists use 5,564-qubit quantum computer to model the death of our universeJoseph Shavit
Solar sails and fusion drives could transform deep space travel.
SpaceRace to Sedna: New fusion and solar sail engines could reach distant world in 10 yearsJoseph Shavit
Mars' Arcadia Planitia reveals near-surface ice deposits vital for future human habitability.
SpaceScientists may have found the right location to begin living on MarsJoshua Shavit
An asteroid struck the East Coast of North America 35 million years ago. Ejected material from the impact site was distributed over an area of at least four million square miles.
SpaceScientists discover America’s largest impact crater from 35 million years agoJoseph Shavit
Groundbreaking coronal adaptive optics unlocks the clearest images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere from Earth.
SpaceNew telescope technology reveals Sun’s corona in unmatched detailJoshua Shavit
Ancient hydrogen signals could reveal the mysteries of the universe's first stars.
SpaceAstronomers use ancient radio signals to detect the universe’s first starsJoshua Shavit
Though no one has ever observed one, tachyons remain a popular subject in theoretical physics, sparking endless debate and imaginative speculation.
SpaceNew tachyon study could unlock the secrets of time travel and realityJoseph Shavit
Sagittarius A*, the super massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, has long been the subject of many astrophysical studies.
SpaceMilky Way’s central black hole spins at nearly light speed, study findsRebecca Shavit
Astronomers have discovered Quipu, an enormous cosmic structure spanning 1.3 billion light-years from end to end.
SpaceIntroducing Quipu: The largest structure found in the universeJoseph Shavit
A team of scientists has unveiled a bold new theory that seeks to unify the two pillars of modern physics—quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity.
SpaceBreakthrough theory links Einstein’s relativity and quantum mechanicsJoseph Shavit
SETI expands ARISE to bring space science training to community colleges using real radio telescope data and hands-on labs.
InnovationsNew SETI program helps students detect signs of advanced life beyond EarthMac Oliveau
SpinLaunch revolutionizes spaceflight with rocket-free satellite launches.
SpaceSpinLaunch catapults satellites into orbit without using a drop of fuelJoseph Shavit
New gravitational wave data reveals rare intermediate black holes, unlocking secrets of the universe's first stars.
SpaceScientists discover rare intermediate black holes using gravitational wavesJoseph Shavit