The significance of the recent ‘baby pictures’ showing the universe when it was just 380,000 years old
The cosmic microwave background in a patch of sky about 20 times the width of the moon. Credit: ACT…
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon
Scientists are now hoping that the asteroid will smash into the Moon. A huge asteroid that was briefly…
Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ is not a masterpiece when it comes to flow physics, researchers say
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Dutch master Vincent van Gogh may have painted one of Western history’s most…
A cosmic survivor that avoided collisions in the pinball world of asteroids
Aguas Zarcas meteorite with irregular surface features. This 146g stone is on loan to the Buseck Center for…
Scientists merge two ‘impossible’ materials into new artificial structure
By building a unique, advanced machine, scientists have created a structure with quantum qualities. The green window (right)…
Study proposes new mechanism underpinning intrinsic strange metal behavior
Theoretical phase diagram as a function of temperature and hybridization strength, which serve as our tuning parameters. The…
Physical forces encouraged evolution of multicellular life, scientists propose
Stentor coeruleus is a giant unicellular, filter-feeding protist that uses the coordinated motion of its oral ciliary structure…
Hubble’s 20-year study of Uranus yields new atmospheric insights
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the sun tipped on its side,…