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A new study discovers the likelihood of extraterrestrial life in the universe.
Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?
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Researchers devise groundbreaking new methods to create and duplicate single-atom transistors for quantum computers.
Have we already found dark matter? It may be hiding in existing data, says a study.
Do space and time really exist? NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller looks at the implications of Einstein's famous equation E=mc2.
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Astronomers release new data to challenge claims about the mysterious Planet Nine.
Gravitational wave researchers observe black holes of different sizes colliding for the first time.
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This unsettling simulation shows how mucus-mist can rapidly spread in a grocery store.
Olive oil leads to the discovery of a law that applies to atoms, superconductors, and even high energy physics.
New research proposes possible origins of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.
Groundbreaking new research suggests gamma-ray bursts are caused by a star's collapsing magnetic field.
A binary white dwarf in a tight, super-fast rotation looks to be pumping out gravitational waves.
Astronaut Garrett Reisman talks NASA, SpaceX, and where we're headed next.
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New study of gamma rays and gravitational lensing points to the possible presence of dark matter.
Astronomers find these five chapters to be a handy way of conceiving the universe's incredibly long lifespan.
Using permanent magnets may help to make nuclear fusion reactors simpler and more affordable.
The physicist was both a gentleman and scholar.
A new study rocks prevailing theories on antimatter in the early Universe.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.
Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.
A new report calls on the departments of certain scientific fields to double the number of black students by 2030.
The outer edges of a black hole might be "fuzzy" instead of neat and smooth.
Is information the fifth form of matter?
New study figures out how stars produce gamma ray bursts.
From talking about Schrödinger's cat to nuking the South Pole, this decades-old interview shows why Kaku was born to be a science educator.
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
In 2017, researchers believed they had found evidence for the elusive Majorana fermion. Now, a new study found that the exotic class of particles may still be confined to theory.