Physicists have used a novel technique to observe individual atoms interacting in free space for the first time ever. The new ...

The "afterglow" of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides ...

Future space missions could use quantum technologies to help us understand the physical laws that govern the universe, ...

Researchers captured the first-ever images of atoms freely interacting in space, offering a rare glimpse into quantum ...

Insect legs are a lot like human legs. Some of the leg parts even have the same names–even though insects don’t have bones.

Scientists in Europe have successfully simulated a process known as false vacuum decay, a hypothetical event that could one ...

You might owe that gold necklace around your neck to a moody, long-dead star from the universe’s ancient past. According to a ...

Elliptical galaxies are some of the oldest types of galaxies in the universe. They formed relatively quickly after the Big ...

Magnetar flares can create gold, platinum, and uranium in seconds, reshaping cosmic element formation theories.

Atoms come together in hopes of becoming more stable, thus making some of the most essential compounds we know today – carbon dioxide, water, salt, and acids. Atomic elements are arranged on the ...

Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...

He told me that glow-in-the-dark things use a type of phosphorescence. That means they absorb energy – like light – and then ...