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Could 'information batteries' prevent renewables from wasting so much energy?
By John Loeffler published
A new proposal for "information batteries" could go a long way in dealing with renewable energy's intermittency problem, which might help speed up adoption.
Extreme alien world with metal atmosphere shows how weird the universe can be
By John Loeffler last updated
Scientists have studied the atmosphere on an extremely hot exoplanet and found layers of iron, chromium, and titanium oxide gases, among other vaporized metals.
Brown bears in Sweden wake from hibernation and go on reindeer killing spree
By John Loeffler published
A particularly aggressive brown bear in Sweden woke up from hibernation and went on an absolute tear, killing 38 reindeer calves one month and 18 moose calves the month after that.
A piece of SpaceX space junk is about to hit the Moon – but it might actually be helpful
By John Loeffler published
The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to hit the Moon on March 4, but at least this space junk collision might turn out to be helpful to scientists.
Breakthrough at cutting-edge laser lab brings fusion energy closer than ever
By John Loeffler last updated
Researchers at one of the US's most important labs say they created burning plasma that briefly sustained itself by its own fusion reactions, a key step to useable fusion energy.
The James Webb Space Telescope owes its success to Hubble's bumpy start
By John Loeffler last updated
When Hubble launched in 1990, mission managers missed a defect in the primary mirror that threated the entire project. NASA vowed to not repeat that mistake with Webb.
A robot performed surgery on a pig without human intervention and outperformed real doctors
By Lance Ulanoff published
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University trained a robot to expertly perform laparoscopic surgeries on its own
Beyond Webb: why NASA's new $10 billion space telescope is just the beginning
By Jamie Carter last updated
Observatories like the multi-billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope take decades to develop and deploy. Now that Webb's in place, here are the "eyes in the sky" coming up next.
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