The Sun’s hidden particle engines finally exposed
The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has split the flood of energetic particles flung out into space from the Sun into two groups, tracing
Why Alzheimer’s attacks the brain’s memory hub first
One of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease is the entorhinal cortex — a region that plays a big role in
NASA’s x-ray telescope finds bizarre features in a cosmic hand
In 2009, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released a captivating image: a pulsar and its surrounding nebula that is shaped like a hand. i> X-rays from
NASA’s Webb Telescope just found 300 galaxies that defy explanation
In a new study, scientists at the University of Missouri looked deep into the universe and found something unexpected. Using infrared images taken from NASA’s
Our solar system has a new interstellar visitor: Meet 3I/ATLAS
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the discovery of just the third known interstellar
Caltech breakthrough makes quantum memory last 30 times longer
While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers
Scientists finally pinpoint Jupiter’s birth using “molten rock raindrops”
Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the orbits of small rocky and
Maui’s fires drove a 67% jump in deaths. Most went uncounted
New research unveils the true death toll of the deadly August 2023 wildfires which took place in Lāhainā, Maui, Hawaiʻi — and which temporarily made
Scientists discover flaws that make electronics faster, smarter, and more efficient
Scientists have turned a longstanding challenge in electronics — material defects — into a quantum-enhanced solution, paving the way for new-generation ultra-low-power spintronic devices. Spintronics,
Tiny green tea beads trap fat and melt away pounds without side effects
Weight-loss interventions, including gastric bypass surgery and drugs that prevent dietary fat absorption, can be invasive or have negative side effects. Now, researchers have developed