Capturing the Aftermath of a Star Collision 1,900 Years Ago ...
Astronomers have photographed images of the explosion, which created two runaway stars. Published: May 8, 2017 at 02:00AM […]
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A Light for Science, and Cooperation, in the Middle East ...
The Sesame detector will use synchrotron light to study materials ranging from exotic semiconductors to viruses. Published: May […]
Geniuses Wanted: NASA Challenges Coders to Speed Up Its Supercomputer ...
The Pleiades, a NASA supercomputer, isn’t working as quickly as it could. So NASA is offering cash prizes […]
Battle of Cuttlefish Caught on Tape
By JAMES GORMAN Scientists recorded a rare physical fight between two male cuttlefish. Published: May 5, 2017 at […]
Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season
By JOANNA KLEIN Never eat oysters in months that don’t have the letter “r”? With proper precautions, you […]
Dr. Julius Youngner, Polio Vaccine Pioneer, Dies at 96
By SAM ROBERTS Dr. Youngner was the last surviving member of the original three-man research team assembled by […]
In Disposable Mucus Houses, These Zooplankton Filter the Oceans
By STEPH YIN Scientists near Monterey Bay in California find that giant larvaceans, a kind of zooplankton, can […]
The ‘Sounds’ of Space as NASA’s Cassini Dives by Saturn
By KENNETH CHANG The spacecraft recorded some light patter as it passed between Saturn and its innermost ring, […]
Why Two Volcanoes in Hawaii Are So Close, but So ...
By JOANNA KLEIN A model to explain why neighboring Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are so different could […]
Long-Awaited Miami Science Museum Comes to Life
By NICK MADIGAN The opening of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science comes after a scramble […]