Radcliffe wave oscillates, astronomers discover

Our Sun lies within 300 parsecs (about 1,000 light years) of a 2,700-parsec- (about 9,000-light-year-) long…

Controlling the pepper weevil with sterile insecticide techniques

For the first time, researchers in Canada have investigated the use of a sterile insect technique…

Unlocking the nuclear secrets of the universe's strongest magnetic fields

Collisions of heavy ions create an incredibly strong electromagnetic field. Scientists are investigating traces of this…

Strange fossils shed light on marine life 500 million years ago

Leicester, United Kingdom – It's hard to fathom how short a time humans have lived on…

ISS Astronauts See Spectacular Auroras From Space (Photos)

New aurora pictures from a NASA astronaut are making us green with envy. Earlier this month,…

Even if global warming were to stop completely, the Alps' ice sheet would shrink by 34% by 2050

A study by the University of Lausanne and partners predicts a 34% loss of snow in…

Chinese scientists are using a telescope on the Tibetan Plateau to test the speed of light in an extreme test, even during a cosmic explosion.

According to Chinese scientists testing Einstein's theory of relativity, the speed of light remained constant during…

India plans to include a helicopter in its next Mars mission

India's next Mars mission will also include a helicopter, following in the footsteps of NASA's predecessor,…

Physicists have discovered two new isotopes

Researchers and collaborators at the Institute of Modern Physics have discovered two new isotopes, osmium-160 and…

Astronomers have discovered new small moons around Neptune and Uranus

The number of moons in our solar system has now increased by three By Christina Larson…