Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...

As the collapsed core of a massive star, a neutron star is a small but incredibly dense object, packing up to three times the ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

In a rare glimpse into the earliest days of our planet, scientists have discovered remnants of the “proto Earth.” ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...

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