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The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

A group of undergraduate students pulled off something remarkable: they built their own dark matter detector and used it to ...

The mission will carry six distinct microorganisms, sourced from some of Earth’s harshest climates—including the Atacama ...

When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded.

NASA has shut down a science instrument on Voyager 1 to extend the aging space probe's life as it ventures nearly 16 billion ...

NASA has shut down a science instrument on the iconic Voyager 1 probe, the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.

Ultrafast lasers tracked plasma formation and ionization in copper with picosecond precision. Results show rapid ion growth ...

This video follows an attempt to recreate early fireworks using traditional materials and simple construction methods, but ...

A tiny silica bead, just 100 nanometers across, sits suspended in a vacuum and vibrates under the grip of laser light. Those ...

Italian archaeologists' analysis of battle damage marks on the walls of Pompeii using 3D scanners feels a bit like an episode ...

NASA engineers made the call to shut down one of Voyager 1's key science instrument to preserve its dwindling energy reserves ...