Space

This study identifies Cygnus X-3, a compact binary in the constellation Cygnus, as the most powerful particle accelerator known, producing...

University of Maryland astronomers have reported what they call a “wandering” supermassive black hole—an object hiding in the outskirts of...

An international team of scientists has turned machine learning loose on one of astronomy’s most elusive targets: rare quasars that...

Researchers have removed a long-standing “railroad track” limitation in topological acoustic devices by showing how to reposition Dirac points—momentum-space features...

Exceptional points (EPs) are a striking feature of modern physics, marking locations in parameter space where not only eigenvalues but...

Microgravity during spaceflight can trigger headward fluid shifts and disrupt cerebral blood flow, potentially contributing to visual impairment, spatial disorientation,...

A Yale-led research team has outlined a lower-cost, more environmentally friendly route to tackle PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals”—across heavily contaminated farmland....

Ancient moon rocks from the lunar far side are giving scientists a clearer—and more surprising—picture of how asteroid impacts shaped...

UK astronomers have been awarded £3 million to accelerate development of key technology for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a...

Europa’s moon-sized puzzle just got sharper. Beneath its icy shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa hides a deep subsurface ocean—one of the...