Astronomy

Fictional portrayals of parallel universes are fun to explore, but the scientific view of the multiverse looks very different

Fictional portrayals of parallel universes are fun to explore, but the scientific view of the multiverse looks very different

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment after the mission's cancellation.

Experts have only started to crack the tricky twin prime conjecture

More countries must recognize how gender affects exposure to pathogens, finds a review by the World Health Organization

Dominant male Verreaux’s sifakas always have the largest testicles in their group to make the most sperm, and they can grow their gonads to make sure of it

Dominant male Verreaux’s sifakas always have the largest testicles in their group to make the most sperm, and they can grow their gonads to make sure of it

El Gordo is a massive collection of colliding galaxies 7 billion light-years away. Its odd behavior could suggest dark matter interacts with itself.

You say you haven’t slept all night. Brain scans say you have. New science says both inferences may be right

Physicists have coaxed a cloud of atoms into having a temperature beyond absolute zero and placed them in a geometric structure that could produce an unknown form of matter

Physicists have coaxed a cloud of atoms into having a temperature beyond absolute zero and placed them in a geometric structure that could produce an unknown form of matter

Thirty-year-old Noland Arbaugh says the Neuralink chip has let him “reconnect with the world”

The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone’s camera

Judges are only human and can make mistakes, so could an artificial intelligence make better and more efficient decisions?

Judges are only human and can make mistakes, so could an artificial intelligence make better and more efficient decisions?

Billionaire Jared Isaacman wanted to conduct a private Hubble Telescope reboost mission. NASA says 'not yet.'

Zoë Schlanger’s new book The Light Eaters explores the surprising science of plant intelligence.

The waxing Moon reenters the sky as an evening crescent. Pollux and Castor keep it company. The Big Dipper hangs straight down. And can you still catch wintry Capella? The colder your latitude the better your chance.

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