
Physicists Catch Antimatter and Matter Misbehaving
Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider reveal subtle distinctions in how matter and antimatter decay
Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider reveal subtle distinctions in how matter and antimatter decay
Two private citizens have already paid a "significant deposit" to reserve seats on the spaceflight company's nascent Falcon Heavy rocket
An international group of astronomers is set to codify a crop of informal names for the dwarf planet's geographical features
The space agency is considering adding astronauts to the first lunar voyage of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule
A proposed new definition for what constitutes a "planet" could reinstate the demoted icy world
Images of an exploding dying star taken just a few hours after its detonation are revealing new details of stellar death
North Korea has always talked the talk, and now it seems to be walking the walk as never before
The newfound structures in disks of dust and gas around newborn stars could aid planet formation
The gas giant planet took shape within 4 million years of our solar system's formation
The discovery brings the number of known "intermediate-mass" black holes to about a dozen
Radioactive glass from the Trinity nuclear test site resembles ancient moon rocks
New data from NASA's Curiosity rover suggest a surprising dearth of greenhouse gases in the Red Planet's distant past
A trio of x-ray observatories has spied a supermassive black hole feasting on a giant star for more than a decade
The 300-kilogram meteor created a sonic boom, and may have dropped fragments into Lake Michigan
A new report details problems that could push the Mars 2020 rover over-budget and behind schedule
Portals connecting far-distant regions of the universe may not be just the stuff of science fiction, but they probably couldn't be used for interstellar travel
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses
Earth's biosphere has bathed the lunar surface for billions of years
Powered by supermassive black holes, the intense light from these extreme galaxies began its journey to us when the universe was but a tenth of its present age
Work is underway to establish the world's first private, international commercial space station
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