NASA Intern Discovers New Planet

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Wolf Cukier, a high school senior from Scarsdale, N.Y., who discovered…

Jupiter a 'sniper' flinging dangerous objects toward Earth, study

Some scientists theorize that Jupiter acts like a giant space shield– due to its tremendous mass,…

China launches gigantic telescope in hunt for life beyond earth

China on Saturday officially opened operations of the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use…

Bright fireball explodes over Germany and Poland

A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over eastern Germany and Poland at around 03:05…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 10 January 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 10 January 2020 Click here for…

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients' native tongue

English and Italian speakers with dementia-related language impairment experience distinct kinds of speech and reading difficulties…

Low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngas

Engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers. …

Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle

An international team of scientists have completed a complex analysis of a ”shocked meteorite” and gained…

SuperTIGER on its second prowl — 130,000 feet above Antarctica

A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second…

'Superdiamond' carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties

A new class of ‘superdiamond’ carbon-based materials has tunable mechanical and electronic properties while retaining robust,…