Space

Physicists like me don’t fully understand what makes up about 83% of the matter of the universe — something we call “dark matter.” But with a tank full of xenon buried nearly a mile under South Dakota, we might one day be able to measure what dark matter really is. […]

NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission, which aims to give researchers a more accurate picture of the energy entering and leaving Earth.

On one hand, this so-called race has no discernable prize — but on the other, it could set the stage for a rich future of lunar exploration.

NGC 6946 is a marvellously handsome-looking galaxy, with its enticing ‘pinwheel’ spiral structure set in a star-sparkling field for those imagers looking for the prettiest of pictures.

Where is the center of the universe (where the Big Bang occurred) and where is its edge? As counterintuitive as it may seem, the universe has no center, and it has no boundary. The idea of a Big Bang acting like a giant fireworks explosion hurtling matter and energy outward […]

According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record.

A professional-looking, quick-to-charge power bank that’s also carry-on compliant. Quickly charge three devices at once.

A new type of chemistry performed at very cold temperatures on very small particles enables quick, precise reactions.

If any of the fundamental constants of nature, like the speed of light or the strength of gravity, were to change just a little bit, then life as we know it would be completely impossible. This realization has led some to argue that our universe is intelligently designed, made especially […]

Tras un mes de junio récord, la NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa a las 11 a.m. EDT del lunes 14 de agosto para discutir sus últimos datos climáticos.