Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

The scientists behind the MAGIS-100 experiment aim to use state-of-the-art lasers to shed light on ultralight dark matter.

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For now, the alien spacecraft theory remains unproven. Advocates insist that more studies and evidence are needed before they ...

Dog and alien play with a laser pointer in a funny skit. Full list of Republicans facing articles of impeachment After winning his first Oscar, Tom Cruise kept repeating the same 2-word phrase. It’s a ...

‘Predator: Badlands’ contains several references to the ‘Alien’ franchise, but how deep does the connection go, and what does it mean for future sewu Alien and Predator aren’t nearly as intertwined as ...

Over the past several decades, researchers have been making rapid progress in harnessing light to enable all sorts of scientific and industrial applications. From creating stupendously accurate clocks ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...