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When Galaxies Collide: The Fate of the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope shows that we’re on a collision course with the nearby Andromeda galaxy—and set to crash in about 4 billion years
Your Last Chance to See Venus Pass in Front of the Sun
The transit of Venus is so rare that only 8 transits have occurred since the invention of the telescope
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Today Is Your Last Chance This Lifetime to See Venus Pass in Front of the Sun
Venus’ next transit of the sun isn’t until 2117—so read about what to watch for and make sure to look to the skies
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Rosanne Cash and the Many Meanings of Love
One of the most gifted singer-songwriters of our time talks love, science and the deep space between men and women
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LISTEN NOW: Wu Man Brings East and West Together in New Album
In Borderlands, the Chinese musician highlights the culture of the Uyghur people
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May the Fourth Be With You: The Science of the Millennium Falcon
On Star Wars day, we take a look at the science behind the series’ most popular spacecraft and the force fields it flies through
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Picture of the Week: A Spectacular Solar Eruption
Earlier this week, a NASA telescope captured one of the most stunning solar flares in years
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How Do Some Clocks Set Themselves?
With Daylight Saving Time set to start, take a look inside the radio-controlled clocks that adjust automatically
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Scientists Move Closer to Creating an Invisibility Cloak
As far as the microwaves were concerned, the 7-inch-long tube did not exist — is true invisibility that far away?
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Anti-Gravity Machine for Levitating Fruit Flies
A powerful magnetic field counteracted Earth’s gravity and disrupted gene expression during development
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Could the Death Star Destroy a Planet?
Students in England concluded that the Star Wars space station could easily have destroyed an Earth-like planet
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In an attack against a Cape fur seal, a great white shark’s advantage comes down to physics
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Why I Like Science: School Edition
Science is about unlocking the world around us and laying it out to be admired
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Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas
No one else will be dressed like dark energy
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Opening Strange Portals in Physics
Physicist Lisa Randall explores the mind-stretching realms that new experiments soon may expose
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Quirkiest Space Shuttle Science
As the space shuttle program ends, a salute to some of its most surprising studies
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The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers
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Scientists have generated the first video of a shock wave from a trombone
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