World's largest telescope takes most detailed image of Sun

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST)– the world’s largest solar telescope built on Haleakala, Hawaii–…

Nearing 328 Days Aboard Space Station, Christina Koch Shares Most Memorable Moments

Now in her final days on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will return…

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical Discovery

For more than 16 years, the infrared observatory revealed new wonders in our solar…

If it takes a hike, riders won't go for bike sharing

Even a relatively short walk to find the nearest bicycle is enough to deter many potential…

The first roadmap for ovarian aging

Infertility likely stems from age-related decline of the ovaries, but the molecular mechanisms that lead to…

Nanotechnology: Putting a nanomachine to work

A team of chemists has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to…

A quantum of solid

Researchers in Austria use lasers to levitate and cool a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime.…

Self-learning heat­ing control system saves energy

Can buildings learn to save all by themselves? Researchers think so. In their experiments, they fed…

Billionaire With Ticket to the Moon Calls Off TV Search for ‘Life Partner’

Yusaku Maezawa had posted an advertisement seeking a woman to go with him on a SpaceX…

Two stars with an odd wobble are stretching space and time around them

Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts that fast-spinning objects stretch space and time around them, and we’ve…