Until now, creating quantum superpositions of ultra-cold atoms has been a real headache, too slow to be realistic in the ...

The private Fram2 mission is launching later today, sending a crew of amateurs to an unprecedented polar orbit—a frontier ...

One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

For the first time, a giant helical structure spanning millions of kilometers has been captured on camera as it emerged from ...

Magnetic fields twist around the black hole as it rotates to store energy – kind of like when you pull and twist a rubber band. When you release the rubber band, it snaps forward. Similarly, the ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...