Scientists build the path for faster, smaller computer processors
Light is emerging as the leading vehicle for information processing in computers and telecommunications as our need for energy efficiency and bandwidth increases.
Already the...
Scientists find new evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world.
On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the...
Giant meteorite impacts may have formed parts of the moon’s crust
New research published in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction may...
Scientists have a cool way to catch interstellar visitors
In 2017, a telescope in Hawaii detected our first celestial visitor from another solar system — a big deal, since we haven’t quite figured...
Scientists discover the closest black hole to Earth
A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other institutes has discovered a black hole lying just 1000 light-years from Earth.
The...
How we will search for signs of life in exoplanets
Whether there is life elsewhere in the universe is a question people have pondered for millennia; and within the last few decades, great strides...
Galaxies like our Milky Way are more likely to harbor intelligent life, says study
Giant elliptical galaxies are not as likely as previously thought to be cradles of technological civilizations such as our own, according to a recent...
ALMA reveals unusual composition of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
A galactic visitor entered our solar system last year -- interstellar comet 2I/Borisov.
Last December 15 and 16, astronomers directly observed for the first time...
Long-dead stars can yield clues to life in the cosmos
Astronomers may one day decipher the atmospheres of Earth-like rocky exoplanets shown in the picture.
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will...
Laws of nature not as constant as previously thought
Scientists examining the light from one of the furthermost quasars in the universe were astonished to find fluctuations in the electromagnetic force.
Not only does...