New research reveals that massive amounts of radioactive material might be essential for life outside our solar system.

This laboratory is run by robots with virtually no human intervention as part of an industry-wide push toward automation.

The strong CP problem is one of the biggest puzzles in physics — but axions could be the solution.

Inside the drop tower creating zero gravity on Earth.

A new immune discovery could provide universal cancer treatment — here's how it works.

A new study suggests our universe might not be isotropic like we thought, but instead anisotropic — meaning we might live in a lopsided universe.

A team of astronomers discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth — and its presence may hint at the existence of many more.

Scientists have designed the first-ever super-light carbon nanostructure that’s stronger than diamond.

Researchers believe they’ve overcome a major obstacle standing in the way of practical quantum computers.

A planet discovered by Hubble suddenly vanished — here’s where it went and what its disappearance could mean for the study of planetary systems.

A new study suggests that 'Oumuamua, our solar system’s first interstellar visitor, has a new origin story.

SpaceX is about to make history by bringing human spaceflight back to U.S. soil.

These engineers designed a fleet of autonomous drones that deliver medical supplies to remote hospitals in minutes.

Rwanda’s wild terrain hinders the speedy delivery of medical supplies to remote hospitals — this drone delivery company revolutionized that process.

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is about to embark on its first-ever launch demo with a payload onboard.

A team of scientists are performing calculations to further predict how we could see black holes in far more detail in the future.

Exciting preliminary evidence claims that blood plasma therapy might be able to treat COVID-19 — here’s what we know.

An international team of researchers broke the symmetry of time using black hole simulations — and they believe they demonstrated that time cannot be reversed.

Scientists remain puzzled by glass and are determined to find the ideal form — but it might not be attainable.

This drug-resistant superbug is invading healthcare systems worldwide — and you've probably never heard of it.

This series of happy accidents might have upended our approach to constructing quantum computers.

These makers turned their homes into 3D-printing factories.

The 3D-printing industry just got its first crisis test amid COVID-19 — and it built a stockpile in the cloud.

While looking through Voyager 2 data, scientists discovered Uranus’ atmosphere is leaking gas.

We spoke with Dr. Dierdre Barrett, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, to find out why your dreams might be more vivid than usual during the pandemic.

This tool traces individuals who’ve come into contact with someone infected by COVID-19, which could help us finally emerge from lockdown.

This new innovation shrinks quantum technology down onto a cryogenic chip.

We sat down with Dr. Timothy Brewer, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at UCLA, and Dr. Larry Lutwick, a professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Sciences, to find out how COVID-19 attacks our bodies and why it’s so hard to track and control.

Scientists at Harvard are using a high-speed camera, colorful dye, and cannons to find out how vortexes lead to turbulence.

Researchers are using slime mold to map the universe's dark matter.