An oscillating shower head lets you discover a new mode of vibration in nature
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain During the hot summer of 2020, confined to his Pasadena home during the COVID-19 pandemic, National […]
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Building a Deep Learning Algorithm to Detect Unexpected Gravitational Wave Events
The gravitational wave signal received by a LIGO detector (orange), overlaid by theoretical predictions of general relativity (green) and the
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate the Cosmic Dawn – NASA
Your browser does not support the audio element. Today, vast swaths of space are perfectly transparent, but that wasn’t always
Chemical analysis reveals hidden elements in Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe’s alchemy laboratory
Tycho Brahe, Danish Renaissance astronomer and alchemist. Credit: wikipedia In the Middle Ages, alchemists were known for their secrecy and
Optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms achieves unprecedented precision
An image of the larger system, showing the optics, vacuum components and control systems needed to create the most accurate
The rotation of the Earth’s inner core is slowing down. Is this how it will all end?
The movement of the Earth’s inner core is slowing down. No one knows why. (NASA) Geophysicist John Vidale noticed something
Happy 25th Birthday, Chandra! NASA Celebrates With 25 Stunning Images From Its Flagship X-ray Observatory
It truly is the summer of cosmic birthdays. Following the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the anniversary of
New method of making element 116 opens door to heavier atoms
Scientist Jacklyn Gates at the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator used to separate atoms of element 116, livermorium. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab
Man vs. Nature: New Study Reveals Real Story Behind Disappearance of Earth’s Largest Animals
Prehistoric humans hunted the woolly mammoth. A growing body of research shows that this species—and at least 46 other megaherbivore