NASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares to unleash a flood of new cosmic discoveries
Roman is designed to return about 1.4 terabytes of data daily, with observations becoming publicly available after processing.A…
Scientists Discover That Chimpanzees Treat Friends by Different Rules
Chimpanzees are highly social primates known for their intelligence, complex relationships, and flexible behavior. Credit: Shutterstock A controlled…
Meet Julian Shapiro, the 18-year-old New Yorker who discovered three unusual dwarf galaxies while still in high school, became sole author of an Astrophysical Journal paper and won a $25,000 Davidson Fellowship
The galaxies, now catalogued as Shapiro Dwarf Galaxies I, II and III, share an unusual combination of characteristics.…
Bay Area scientists investigate possible dark matter signal deep underground
A mile beneath the surface at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, a single unknown particle…
A “New” Penguin Species Has Been Discovered on One of Earth’s Most Remote Islands
Gentoo penguins. Credit: Claudia Ulloa Genetic research revealed four distinct gentoo penguin species, including a newly identified species…
Monster Storms on Jupiter Unleash Lightning Beyond Anything on Earth
Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft have uncovered evidence that lightning on Jupiter can be vastly more…
Earth’s distance from the Sun found to dramatically alter seasons
A strip of cool water stretches west from South America along the equator, helping set the pace for…
Musically Inspired Time-Rondeau Crystal Breakthrough Promises Quantum Technology That Stores Data Within Time Itself
Researchers at UC Berkeley report the first observation of a time-rondeau crystal, an unusual phase of matter in…
New qubits operate at telecom frequencies, expand quantum potential
Quantum technologies promise secure communication, faster computing, and powerful sensing. But building blocks that connect seamlessly to existing…