Gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful kinds of explosions known in the cosmos, may help provide a piece of the puzzle when it ...

Destroyed photons can be perceived as “absorbed.” Ray tracing in games attempts to emulate the way light works in the real world. It traces the path of simulated light by tracking millions of ...

Proteins are fundamental biomolecules that perform a broad range of vital functions within the human body. They serve as an essential structural and functional component of cells, tissues and organs ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

The startup has convinced Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico, both in the US, to help test-drive ...

In this environment, Mumpower’s team suggest that energetic photons in a jet collide with protons to create a neutron and a pion. Since these neutrons are have no electrical charge, many of them could ...

Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

Uncover the insights gained from the Webb telescope about early galaxies and their role in illuminating the universe.

One of the incidental pleasures of a trade show like NAB is the option to wander the exhibits and enjoy the process of ...

In this process, the X-ray photons trigger a "molecular catapult effect": light atomic groups are ejected first, similar to projectiles fired from a catapult, while the heavier atoms—bromine and ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and several years ago he saw something he couldn’t explain. Farnocchia works at ...

A professor's laser-powered journey to solving new quantum materials In this still from the documentary "BEAMTIME: Crystal ...