Physics
NASA's Sun-Orbiting Probe Reveals New Secrets of Our Host Star
The first findings from the Parker Solar Probe change what we know about the workings of our nearest star
Jupiter's Great Red Spot May Not Be Dying Out Just Yet
Earlier this year, the spot appeared to be losing big chunks, but new research suggests it was gobbling up a smaller storm
Video Game-Inspired Models Demonstrate How Prehistoric Squid Relatives Swam Through the Seas
By simulating liquid flows around the shells of ammonoids, scientists study how these ancient animals moved
Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Gamma Ray Bursts From Colossal Explosion in Space
A powerful outburst in a distant galaxy produced photons with high enough energies to be detected by ground-based telescopes for the first time
The Ancient Greeks Used Machines to Lift Stones 150 Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
An examination of grooves on blocks of stone from early temples suggest they were lifted and then levered into place using a frame
A Chunk of Trinitite Reminds Us of the Sheer, Devastating Power of the Atomic Bomb
Within the Smithsonian's collections exists a telltale trace of the weapon that would change the world forever
Earth's Magnetic Field Could Take Longer to Flip Than Previously Thought
New research suggests a polarity reversal of the planet takes about 22,000 years, significantly longer than former estimates
A Star Orbiting in the Extreme Gravity of a Black Hole Validates General Relativity
The star S0-2 gets so close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy that it can be used to test our fundamental understanding of gravity
How a Toaster-Sized Atomic Clock Could Pave the Way for Deep Space Exploration
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock is now orbiting Earth for a year-long test run
The Future of Helium Is Up in the Air
The world is experiencing a shortage of the gas, a byproduct of natural gas production, threatening MRIs, scientific research and birthday parties
A Nanoscale Light Trick Is the Key to Peacock Spiders' Super-Black Spots
A new study shows how patches of bumpy microlenses capture 99.5 of the light that hits them
Karen Uhlenbeck Is the First Woman to Win Math’s Top Prize
The Abel Prize honoree was recognized for "the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics"
Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, 'Firenadoes' and Other Wildfire Phenomena
Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
Streams of Stars Snaking Through the Galaxy Could Help Shine a Light on Dark Matter
When the Milky Way consumes another galaxy, tendrils of stellar streams survive the merger, containing clues about the universe's mysterious unseen matter
Physicists Come Up With Intriguing Way to Measure Art's Evolution
By mapping the complexity and entropy of 140,000 paintings created between 1031 and 2016, the researchers demonstrated the interaction of art movements
Why Do Grapes Send Sparks Flying in the Microwave?
The effect can be replicated with just about any grape-sized, water-based sphere, from large blackberries to gooseberries, quail eggs and hydrogel beads
Magnetic North Is Cruising Toward Siberia, Puzzling Scientists
It has drifted so far that scientists made an emergency revision to the World Magnetic Model
How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
Accidental experiments and chance encounters helped Enrico Fermi produce the first nuclear reactor
Scientists Predict Sun Will One Day Turn Into Giant Crystal Ball
New observations of white dwarfs confirm theory that the star remnants transition into solid structures as they cool
Meet Farout, the Solar System's Most Distant Minor Planet
Observations suggest the object is 300 miles in diameter, pinkish-red and 3.5 times as far away from the sun as Pluto
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