First up, just pointing a rocket at the Sun and blasting as hard as you can would result in a wild miss. The main problem you ...

Kip Thorne, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was Interstellar's science advisor. The movie explores scientific concepts like wormholes and time dilation. Interstellar depicts a space mission searching ...

SALT marks 20 years as Africa’s largest optical telescopeGroundbreaking discoveries from exoplanets to black holesScience ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

From the mundane to the iconic, the physical to the symbolic, the striking presence of chairs in the history of science begs to be acknowledged and understood. By Omar W. Nasim / MIT Press Published ...

Physicists and scientists gathered in Hong Kong to map out past, present and future discoveries in mathematics, life sciences ...

Bloomer: It is best to start with a little naked-eye astronomy: see if you can pick just something out at first, and build ...

Astrology uses constellations to predict events, but this is not scientifically proven. The zodiac signs are based on ancient observations and don't perfectly align with modern astronomy. Astrological ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astrophotography can make you feel two very different things: tiny ...