On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn’t a planet anymore. Since that…
IonQ’s Skyloom Optical Communications Terminals Reach 84 On-Orbit Installations Following Latest Launch
Skyloom Global Corp. [Acquired by IonQ] CompanyUnited States · 101-500 FTEs Skyloom Global develops and operates an optical…
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
For billions of years, an ancient cluster of stars has been gradually coming apart, shedding stars that now…
Penguin Spots Strange Object in Snow and Can’t Resist Investigating
In this incredible footage captured by wildlife photographer Piet van den Bemd, a curious penguin waddles down a…
Magnetic Fields Unveil Heat Signatures in Graphene Flow
Electrons in a material do not always behave as independent particles. When electron-electron collisions dominate over momentum-relaxing processes,…
The earliest galaxy ‘swallowed’ by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart
The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its…
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
For billions of years, an ancient cluster of stars has been gradually coming apart, shedding stars that now…
It moves like a cat, climbs like a primate and spends much of its time high up in trees — meet the world’s strangest dog
In the last moments of a glorious winter sunset in the Sonoran Desert – the ‘Magic Hour’, as…
Satellite DNA acts as a barcode for matching chromosome pairs
The body cells of humans and animals contain a double set of chromosomes. One half of the genetic…
Why big coffee is betting billions on sustainability
Why big coffee is betting billions on sustainability Why are some of the world’s largest coffee companies betting…
Sunlight Travel Time: In 1992, scientists found out that light formed in the Sun’s core takes 1,70,000 years to reach its surface; Why does the sunlight that takes 8 minutes to reach Earth require lakhs of years to come out?
Sunlight helps to sustain life on Earth; as soon as we step outside and tilt our faces up,…
Brookhaven And Stony Brook Researchers Demonstrate ‘Wireless’ Capability for Quantum Network
Insider Brief Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University researchers transmitted quantum information through 13 miles of open…