Tiny magnetic "flowers" engineered by physicist Anna Palau are redefining how we manipulate magnetic fields. These ...

At a distance of just over four light years, Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known to be a very ...

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, builds on work the team conducted back in 2016 and an idea ...

A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.

American researchers have measured a tiny electrical voltage by exploiting Earth's magnetic field in the planet's rotational motion. This discovery, though modest, revives a scientific debate ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

A flower-shaped structure only a few micrometers in size made of a nickel-iron alloy can concentrate and locally enhance ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Nearly two centuries after Faraday’s failed attempts, scientists have demonstrated that Earth's continuous spin can directly ...

Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.

Saturn’s iconic rings are dissolving due to “ring rain,” as icy particles spiral into the planet. Astronomers predict they ...