"This is the first time we have gathered enough systems to truly understand this subclass that we call extreme debris disks."

Researchers have captured key steps in a chemical reaction that helps nature transfer energy with remarkable efficiency. Ultrafast X-rays revealed how changes involving electrons and protons are close...

Scientists discovered a star leisurely snacking on a closely orbiting brown dwarf. This is the first observation of a low-mass object slowly and steadily consuming material from another low-mass objec...

"This is the first time we have gathered enough systems to truly understand this subclass that we call extreme debris disks."

Woody Harrelson said that Robert De Niro has 18 ‘little dogs’ in his house that all ‘get to do whatever they want’: ‘You don’t think of him inside of this world with a zillion dogs.’

The Wilkes Subglacial Basin contains enough ice to raise global mean sea level by 10 to 13 feet.

Astrophysicist wins for his work detecting cosmic neutrinos

Today marks 15 years since Steve Jobs passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Every year, memories come flooding back, and this one is no different. When I was contemplating what I wanted to say about Steve today, it occurred to me that much of what I or anyone has ever wanted to say about him has already been said. more…