NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet’s history. Curiosity landed inside the Gale Crater in August 2012, on a mission to assess the region’s past potential to ...
Quantum physics is weird. There’s no getting around it. For example, Alessandro Rossi explains how he uses quantum bits — qubits — in quantum computers to perform precise calculations faster than any other kind of computer. It’s possible because qubits ...
Aw, dang. According to NASA’s Inspector General, its target of landing humans on the moon by 2024 as part of its Artemis program is “not feasible.” …But not impossible! Just kidding, everyone’s moon dreams have been crushed into moon dust. ...
European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet often graces Earth with the best outer space views. “These last few days have been auroraspectacular!” Pesquet wrote in a tweet posted on Saturday (Aug. 7). “What a show nature put on for us.” ...
Researchers with Google’s quantum computing division just published a study claiming to have created physics-defying “time crystals,” and it’s honestly impossible to say how big of a deal this might turn out to be. As Quanta Magazine explains, a time ...
If you were ever a fan of The X-Files, you might recall the episode where Mulder and Scully investigate the deaths of scientists who found something sinister in glacier ice. The idea that strange creepy-crawlies or other icky things could be preserved ...
Earlier this week, two men were found dead inside the former Versace mansion — just a day before the 24th anniversary of the famed designer’s death outside his home. Gianni Versaci had been opening his front gate when he was ...