By creating a 'little bit of the Universe in a bottle' in her lab, a PhD student in physics has reverse-engineered the chemical cocktails produced by stars to better understand how cosmic dust might ...

A new low-power sensor node framework combines sensing and machine learning, with the potential to enhance real-time ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its ...

Every once in a while, the outer solar system reminds us that we've only discovered a negligible portion of it, and that the vast majority is still full of surprises. The latest example of this is a ...

Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered a compact binary system consisting of two white dwarfs in the center of a nearby globular cluster designated NGC 6397. The finding was ...

To store heat for days, weeks, or months, you need to trap the energy in the bonds of a molecule that can later release heat on demand. The approach to this particular chemistry problem is called ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

Distributed Integrated Energy Microgrid, as a key infrastructure for the low-carbon transition of regional energy systems, faces critical challenges in achieving optimal operation—primarily due to ...

The rand reached its strongest level against the dollar in three and a half years on Monday, driven by record prices for precious metals and optimism about South Africa’s economic outlook. The rand ...