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How big can a galaxy get?
Galactic size is hard to define due to fuzzy edges and dark matter. IC 1101, at over 4 million light-years, is one of the largest known.
Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings
Even if you’ve never bought any cryptocurrency, like columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, your money may be affected by bitcoin’s fate – which is uncertain, as quantum computing advances are threatening to make the encr…
Twisted graphene reveals a hidden superconductivity switch
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way to control superconductivity — the mysterious phenomenon where electricity flows with zero energy loss. By pairing twisted layers of graphene with a synthetic diamond mater…
Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how they changed during the Southern Hemisphere’s g…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is set for its first supersonic test flights, exceeding 767 mph, to evaluate its Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) and…
Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view…
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Earth planning date: Friday, May 22, 2026…
Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could …
A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure How animals use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate is one of biology’s …
San Antonio Spurs star ‘Wemby’ is rocking the NBA playoffs. Science can help explain why Wemby’s height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but…
Why chemical plant disasters could become more common in the U.S. A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands…
Kamala Sohonie: The biochemist who wanted to feed a nation Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-onl…
Are the roots of consciousness hidden in the ancient deep brain? Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If they’re…
Feedback has been flooded with answers (both correct and inspired) after wondering if there is a word for something that is an exemplar of the thing it describ…
