The very first element on the Periodic Table may be the key to solving mysteries hiding inside the atom’s nucleus. Nuclear ...

Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has turned into a natural physics lab, and the Hubble Space Telescope is sitting in the front row. Instead of the smeared, rotating plumes astronomers expect from a ...

The 2025 NFL season saw the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots undergo massive turnarounds after adding the right coach ...

When faced with something new, human beings instinctively reach for comparisons. A child learning about atoms might hear that electrons orbit the nucleus “like planets orbit the sun.” An entrepreneur ...

Different atoms and ions possess characteristic energy levels. Like a fingerprint, they are unique for each species. Among ...

Technical University of Braunschweig, and the University of Delaware achieved new insight into the inner structure of the ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed an elliptical galaxy known as NGC 4486B. Results of the observational campaign, published Dec. 16 on the ...