When two black holes merge or two neutron stars collide, gravitational waves can be generated. They spread at the speed of ...

The speed of light, and the latitude of the ancient Egyptian Great Pyramid of Giza, are the same figure, but what does this actually mean?

For centuries, scientists have tried to measure the speed of light directly and failed every single time. Light moves so fast that no instrument we’ve built can catch it in the act. Instead, we rely ...

In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to ...

Even with all the money in the world, you might struggle to purchase jets capable of quickness above Mach 0.9. However, some ...

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

Of course, motorcycles from the 1960s weren't as fast as modern, more advanced models, but the story of how they got faster ...

How can cities use modern technology to harness the ingenuity, governance and determination that revolutionized our roadways a century ago?

Few pairings have been more successful in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race’s history than that of the skipper Mark Richards ...

This study provides important evidence that negative affect is associated with slower cognitive processing in daily life, with findings replicated across three independent samples and supported by ...