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Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Solar SystemTwo Antarctic meteorites contain sand grains that likely come from a single supernova.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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What's the Matter with Antimatter in the Atom Smasher?The LHC created more of a certain kind of matter particles than their antimatter counterparts.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Eco-Friendly Galaxy Wastes Nothing to Build StarsThe galaxy is turning almost all its gas into baby stars.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance YetAn entangled photon could be beamed to the International Space Station.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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What the Driest Desert in the World Feels LikeChile's Atacama Desert is parched and otherworldly.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Gallery: The Haunting Splendor of Chile's Atacama DesertChile's Atacama Desert is high and dry.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Potential Dark Matter Discovery a Win for Space Station ScienceThe potential dark matter find announced today wouldn't have been possible without the International Space Station.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Harry Potter-Like Invisibility Cloak Works (in a Lab)The new mantel-cloaking technique hides objects in microwave light.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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What Is Nothing? Physicists DebatePhysicists were hard pressed to define nothing.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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New Map of Big Bang Light Hints at Exotic PhysicsThe earliest light of the universe doesn't look exactly as predicted.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Rattlesnake Sliders & Goat Penis: Photos of Exotic FoodAt the annual Explorers Club dinner, exotic foods galore were on offer during appetizer hour.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Mars Science by Curiosity Rover Hits New SnagA minor computer error has sent Curiosity back into safe mode.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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6 Implications of Finding a Higgs Boson ParticleThe so-called "God particle" has far-reaching consequences, including spelling the universe's ultimate doom.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Subway Astronomy: Chilean Exhibition Celebrates New TelescopeA new exhibition in Santiago's Metro opened Monday, focusing on radio astronomy.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Scientists Hope to Extend Mercury Spacecraft's MissionThe first spacecraft to orbit Mercury will have to shut down soon, unless it gets a mission extension.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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6 Surprising Facts about World's Most Powerful Radio TelescopeA new observatory is opening high in Chile's Atacama desert.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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World's Largest Ground-Based Telescope Array Opens in Chile SoonA ceremony in Chile March 13 will celebrate the opening of the ALMA array.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Newfound Particle Still Looks Like a Higgs BosonThere are slight hints, however, of something more.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Quantum Meets Macro: Strange Particle Behavior FoundPhysicists shined laser light photons at atoms and found that sometimes, the two became entangled.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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US-Russian Crew Launching to Space Station in Record TimeWhat is usually a two-day journey will be shortened to just six hours.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Distance to Milky Way's Neighbor Galaxy RefinedAstronomers have measured the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud more accurately than ever.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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NASA Spacecraft Makes 1st Complete Map of Planet MercuryNASA's Messenger probe snapped photos of 100 percent of the planet's surface.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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'Space Invader' Galaxy Captured by Hubble Telescope (Photos)A distant galaxy spotted by the Hubble Telescope looks like an alien.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Europe Takes Aim at Space Junk MenaceA new proposal would establish a European space junk-surveillance program.
By Clara Moskowitz Published

