Black holes are so strange that physicists have long wondered if they are quite what they seem. Now we are set to find out if ...
Microscopic parasitic worms use static electricity to pull themselves toward flying insects, turning physics into a powerful ...
Dark matter is an enigmatic form of matter not expected to emit light, yet it is essential to understanding how the rich ...
Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen by ...
A new collage from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals eight dazzling examples of gravitational lensing.
Astronomers discover a low-mass dark object through gravitational lensing and multiple radiotelescopes across Earth.
There is no question that the moon has a significant influence on Earth. Its gravitational pull affects the planet and moves water masses in the daily rhythm of ebb and flow (tides)—this point is ...
In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...
"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, protecting the Earth in the long run." ...
A NASA mission, IMAP, and two more spacecraft that will study space weather are traveling through space atop a single SpaceX rocket. By Kenneth Chang A SpaceX rocket launched on Wednesday morning ...