US spy satellite launch delayed a week after abort in final seconds
A Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the classified NROL-44 U.S. spy satellite is seen in a United Launch Alliance video during a launch abort at Space Launch Complex 37B of the Cape Canaveral Air...
Lab confirms first case of coronavirus reinfection in the US
A young adult in Nevada was confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus twice, marking the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S., and the fourth in the world. This past week, researchers...
New quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say.And if someone is there to hear it? If you think...
Is the Y chromosome dying out?
The Y chromosome may be in trouble.
The sex we're assigned at birth depends largely on a genetic flip of the coin: X or Y? Two X chromosomes and you (almost always) develop ovaries. An...
How long is a galactic year?
In one galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, the sun orbits the Milky Way.
Humans are used to keeping time by measuring Earth's movement relative to the sun. But while Earth's trips around...
Black hole ‘hair’ could be detected using ripples in spacetime
The information locked inside black holes could be detected by feeling their 'hair,' new research suggests.Black holes are celestial objects with such massive gravity that not even light can escape their clutches once it...
