On April 8, 2024, people across the world witnessed a solar eclipse, a relatively rare event in which the moon occults (blocks out) light from the sun. To capture this event, volunteers at 143 ...

Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the solar system: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were assembling ...

Nguyen and her team solved this by designing a version of their molecule that remains liquid at room temperature. It requires ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

Electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, thanks to tiny atomic vibrations acting like a “molecular catapult.” In experiments lasting just 18 ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the European Space Agency, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After months of unprecedented observations, astronomers are ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Companion bills that would encourage small-scale solar energy generation across Iowa by establishing a ...

This story is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public media journalists across the United States. It features reporting by Jana Rose Schleis from KBIA. In an ...

Back in December, the current Alabama Public Service Commission voted to approve a solar-panel project in Stockton (Baldwin County) to support a Meta Data Center in Montgomery. Meta is the company ...

Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists.