Kosmos 482 was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet probes that set the early benchmark for exploring Venus. Its ...

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Inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, a new atomic clock named NIST-F4 has begun to tick — not with the sound of gears or bells, but with the quantum pulse of cesium ...

At the time of the Big Bang, the universe contained only the lightest elements: hydrogen, helium, and a dash of lithium.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

New research overturns the idea that dinosaurs were already dying out before the asteroid hit.

At the Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz, California, a 16-year-old sea lion named Ronan loves to put on a show. With her head bobbing in time to a percussive beat, she hits her marks not just with ...

Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

Texas sits at the top of the image, and Mexico at the bottom. Credit: Michala Garrison/NASA Earth Observatory In a joint ...

The technology, called riblet film, reduces what’s known as skin friction drag. In turbulent flow, air forms microscopic ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...

GNWT, championed by French cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene, argues that consciousness emerges when information ...