The first law of thermodynamics is one of the bedrock laws of physics. Even if you’re not gung-ho for physics research, you ...

A space instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder will launch aboard a NASA spacecraft on Sept. 23 to detect and ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole ...

NASA’s IMAP mission, led by Princeton University’s David McComas, will study the heliosphere — the invisible electromagnetic ...

It's one thing when a respected scientist has a novel idea of what dark matter or dark energy might be, or what could explain ...

Is time something that flows — or just an illusion? Exploring space-time as either a fixed “block universe” or a dynamic fabric reveals deeper mysteries about existence, change, and the very nature of ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

New research suggests that there is a 90% chance that within the next decade, humanity could use a space or Earth-based telescope to spot an exploding black hole. Such a detection would change our ...

The College of Natural Sciences welcomed more than a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 2025.

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

For scientists, learning more about how black holes behave is essential to understanding how the universe works. A recent ...

In this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we’re at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today’s episode ...