Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

Harnessing the power of the sun holds the promise of providing future societies with energy abundance. To make this a reality, fusion researchers need to address many technological challenges. For ...

At the same time, a current of cold electrons travels toward the heated plasma from the opposite direction. When the two meet, the plasma develops filament-shaped instabilities that SLAC’s facilities ...

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By Denise Lineberry NASA's Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), a part of the NASA's three satellite Earth Radiation Budget ...

Scientists use distant gamma ray bursts to prove that light maintains its constant speed, reinforcing Einstein's theory.

Since 2010, the IceCube Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has been delivering groundbreaking measurements ...

Michigan State University’s Facility of Rare Isotope Beams held an inauguration for the K500 Chip Testing Facility through a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, recognizing the completion and ...

Odd bursts, shifting expansion rates, and oversized early galaxies are pushing astronomers to refine physics, not rewrite it, ...

It would take four centuries to reach its destination. It would carry2,400 people who would never see the world they left or ...

New optical modules have now been added to the IceCube Observatory, allowing it to measure lower-energy neutrinos as well.