New Class of Unusual Stellar Explosions: Mysterious Luminous “Cow” Shines in X-Rays
Results narrow in on what powers new class of supernovae. Another member of the new “Cow” class of supernova explosions has been discovered—the brightest one…
Results narrow in on what powers new class of supernovae. Another member of the new “Cow” class of supernova explosions has been discovered—the brightest one…
Astronomers find evidence for the tightest-knit supermassive black hole duo observed to date. Locked in an epic cosmic waltz 9 billion light years away, two…
A newly created nano-architected material exhibits a property that previously was just theoretically possible: it can refract light backward, regardless of the angle at…
Every galaxy, including our own Milky Way, has at its center a massive black hole whose gravity influences the stars around it. Generally, the stars…
New technique could make quantum networking possible. Engineers at Caltech have developed an approach for quantum storage could help pave the way for the development…
Worlds Around Other Stars Can Change Their Classification If our solar system were a hobbyist kit, it would come boxed up with four rocky terrestrial…
The distinguished geochemist and space scientist brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in academic and government service to JPL. Laurie Leshin, president of…
A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks. Since 2019, SpaceX has been launching an increasing number of…
On December 25, the largest and most powerful space telescope ever constructed by NASA was successfully launched from Earth. With unprecedented technology, the James Webb…
The search for signatures of quantum gravity forges ahead. Sand dunes seen from afar seem smooth and unwrinkled, like silk sheets spread across the desert….
Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light. These are just some of the…
New planetary candidates found by sifting through archival Kepler Telescope data. A fully automated exoplanet-detection system sifted through years of data from NASA’s retired Kepler…
Viruses reproduce by taking over the replication machinery of host cells to make copies of their own genetic material, or genome. Unlike cellular organisms, whose…
In a first, astronomers may have seen light from the merger of two black holes, providing opportunities to learn about these mysterious dark objects. This…
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, making 100 trillion connections. Understanding the precise circuits of brain cells that orchestrate all of our day-to-day behaviors—such…
The human genome can be thought of as a massive library, containing over 20,000 different “instruction manuals”: your genes. For example, there are genes which…
New mirror coatings will increase the volume of space LIGO can probe in its next run. Since LIGO’s groundbreaking detection, in 2015, of gravitational waves…
Physicists use “bottle” method to make most precise measurement yet of a neutron’s lifetime. Particles called neutrons are typically very content inside atoms. They stick…